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Why That Motorized Baby G Wagon Almost Ruined My Tuesday

It was 9:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was wearing a pair of yoga pants that had lost their elasticity sometime around the Obama administration, sprinting down our gently sloping driveway while screaming at my four-year-old son, Leo. He...

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The Day We Brought A Swamp Creature Into My Kitchen

It was exactly 7:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was standing in my kitchen wearing my husband’s ten-year-old college sweatshirt with a mysterious bleach stain on the sleeve. I hadn't even taken my first sip of lukewarm oat milk...

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The Horrifying Truth About Baby FNAF: A Tired Dad's Discovery

At 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, my daughter Maya sat bolt upright in her cot, pointed a trembling, chubby finger at the slightly ajar wardrobe door, and shrieked something about a clown with a claw in its tummy. Her twin...

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Surviving the Absolute Chaos of Your Baby First Food Milestone

There's a very specific sound that pureed sweet potato makes when it hits a freshly painted Victorian ceiling, and I can tell you with absolute certainty that it resembles a wet golf ball striking mud. I was standing in our...

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The Real Baby Fever Meaning: From Cute Cravings to 2 AM Panics

I was standing in the baby aisle of a Target in 2014, wearing one of those aggressively chunky infinity scarves that were a literal choke hazard, weeping into my overpriced iced Americano. A woman had just walked past me wearing...

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The Truth About Baby Fat and Why My Doctor Said Stop Stressing

I was sitting on the crinkly paper of the exam table at our pediatrician’s office, practically sweating through my shirt, while my middle child Wyatt sat there looking like a dinner roll that had just exploded out of its tin....

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Why That Baby Farm Netflix Series Messed Up My Sleep Schedule

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're currently sitting on the edge of the faux-leather glider at two in the morning. Your little beta is finally asleep against your chest, her breathing heavy and rhythmic. You're wired. You're holding your...

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Why My Spine Hated Me Until I Finally Figured Out Baby Ergo Rules

It was August 2019 at the Blanco County Fair, and I was actively regretting every life decision that had led me to that exact moment. I was sweating through a cheap polyester carrier I’d grabbed off a clearance rack, my...

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A Dad's 3 AM Guide to Surviving Your First Baby Ear Infection

Dear Tom from November, It's currently 3:14 AM. You're standing in the kitchen illuminated only by the aggressive blue light of the microwave clock, holding Maya, who's emitting a high-pitched, sustained note usually reserved for distressed dolphins. You're trying to...

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