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How Do People Abadon Babies? A Letter To Myself

Dear Sarah from six months ago, It's 2:14 AM. You're sitting on the cold, weirdly sticky tile of the upstairs bathroom floor. You're wearing Dave's gray Villanova sweatpants—the ones with the literal hole in the left knee that you keep...

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Smelling like a powdery Brazilian memory won't save your sanity

I was sitting on the edge of the tub, staring at a bottle of Giovanna Baby classic lotion my auntie brought over after the birth. It's pink. It smells like a 1970s powder room mixed with a lingering cherry blossom....

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Dear Past Me: That TikTok issa_hay_baby_ Account Isn't Real

It’s exactly 3:14 AM right now in your timeline, and you're sitting on the edge of the glider while the baby does that weird pterodactyl screech that means his sleep cycle is resetting. Your face is bathed in the cold...

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Why Teens Are Obsessed With The Snow Leopard Baby Webtoons

The absolute worst thing you can do when you catch your teenage niece crying into an iPad while she's supposed to be watching your toddler is to snatch the device away. I know this because it was my first instinct...

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Decoding the Spirit Baby: A Tech Dad's Unscientific Parenting Pivot

The smoke alarm in our Portland apartment started screaming at exactly 9:14 PM on a Tuesday, completely interrupting my attempt to build a predictive Python script for my wife’s basal body temperature. I leaped over the coffee table, ripped the...

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The Honest Truth About Rainbow Baby Day 2025 (And What Helps)

I was standing in the church foyer trying to discreetly wrestle a rogue goldfish cracker out of my toddler's nose when a well-meaning older woman cornered me. It'd been four months since my miscarriage. She patted my arm, looked at...

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When to Move Baby to Their Own Room Without Losing Your Mind

I was standing in the Target baby aisle holding a three-pack of pacifiers and staring blankly into space when it happened. Maya was about four months old, strapped to my chest in a carrier, blowing those aggressive little spit bubbles...

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How to survive a woven baby wrap without losing your mind

I was standing in the hallway at two in the morning. Maya was screaming the kind of red-faced scream that sets off your fight or flight response. I was holding a five-meter strip of linen like it was a giant...

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The Truth About That First Xray of Baby Teeth (A Letter to Past Me)

Dear Jess from last October. I know exactly where you're right now. You're currently trapped in the waiting room of Dr. Evans' pediatric dental office, sweating entirely through your favorite vintage baby tee, watching Wyatt systematically dismantle a wooden bead...

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