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Why the jennifer lawrence baby name choice makes so much sense

My mother-in-law told me to pick a heavy traditional Indian name to honor our ancestors. The charge nurse on the pediatric floor told me to invent something completely new so there wouldn't be five of them in kindergarten. The tired...

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Chasing the Pottery Barn Baby Dream Without Losing Your Mind

When I was seven months pregnant with Maya, I was a walking target for unsolicited opinions. I remember my mother-in-law cornering me at my own shower, wearing this aggressively floral blouse, and insisting I needed to buy a massive, heavily...

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Why a Reborn Baby is Actually the Ultimate Parenting Hack

There I was at 2 AM, staring at a browser tab filled with pictures of hyper-realistic infant dolls, fully convinced the sleep deprivation from my second pregnancy had finally cracked my brain. The glow of the laptop was illuminating the...

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The Skai Jackson Drama & Real Talk On Postpartum Stress

When I was six months pregnant with Mayaβ€”who's now seven and currently trying to teach our golden retriever how to use my husband's iPadβ€”I got three very distinct pieces of unsolicited advice in the span of one Tuesday. My mother-in-law...

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What Three Wise Men and a Baby Gets Right About Real Parenting

My mom told me to keep him wrapped up tight in a heavy blanket so he wouldn't catch a draft. My mother-in-law, bless her heart, insisted he needed to "breathe" in the ninety-degree Texas heat and tried to strip him...

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The Truth About Zara Baby: Sizing, Shrinking, And Alternatives

When I was pregnant with my first, everybody and their mother had an opinion on how to dress a baby. My own mom, bless her heart, dragged me to the department store and loaded my cart with neon orange monkey...

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How Baby Sign Language Finally Stopped the Dinner Time Screaming

I was standing in my kitchen staring at sweet potato puree dripping from the ceiling fan, holding a stack of shipping labels for my Etsy shop, while my ten-month-old son arched his back so hard I thought he might actually...

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The Baby Registry Amazon Myth That Totally Ruined My Saturday

I was wearing Dave's oversized college sweatpantsβ€”the ones with the bleach stain on the left knee that he absolutely refuses to throw awayβ€”sitting on our living room rug with my third cup of lukewarm, frankly terrible coffee, just sobbing at...

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Ready For Baby One More Time? A Dad's Glitchy Guide

It was 3:14 AM. The air was thick with the smell of organic sweet potato puree and sheer desperation. Our 11-month-old, Leo, had just executed a flawless system override by projectile vomiting directly into my left slipper. I was standing...

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