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A confused dad holding an Asian baby boy with spiky black hair

The entirely bewildering reality of welcoming an Asian baby boy

I was sitting at the kitchen island last Tuesday, staring at my laptop screen in a state of big confusion, surrounded by the remnants of cold toast. I'd just typed the phrase "asian baby boy" into the search bar, fully...

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Why the new mexico teen kills baby boy headline broke my brain

Dear Priya of six months ago. You're sitting in the nursery glider right now. The house in Chicago is freezing, the radiator is hissing, and your baby boy is finally asleep in his crib. You just opened your phone because...

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A stressed father looking at a baby name spreadsheet

The spreadsheet reality of picking baby boy names with J

I'm sitting at the kitchen island at 2am, staring at a deeply neurotic Excel spreadsheet colour-coded by syllable count. This was three years ago, roughly halfway through my wife’s pregnancy, before the NHS ultrasound technician cheerfully announced "it’s two girls,...

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Mom holding television remote away from her infant son on a playmat

Why Looking Up Movies For Your Infant Son Is A Terrible Idea

My phone buzzed at two in the morning during a particularly brutal night feed last week. It was a text from my cousin in Seattle, containing a screenshot of a Hulu search page and a question about whether a specific...

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A deeply tired dad holding a baby boy while attempting to make instant coffee

Raising a baby boi: When people expect a tiny, burly lumberjack

I'm currently holding my mate Dave’s six-month-old son at arm's length, waiting for the inevitable geyser of urine to subside. When you've twin girls, as I do, you get used to a certain radius of danger during nappy changes. With...

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Exhausted couple sitting on the nursery floor holding their baby boy wrapped in a bamboo blanket

Stat Baby Boyfriend: Surviving The Newborn Phase Together

It was 2:14 in the morning and my shoulder was covered in something that smelled like old yogurt. Our baby boy was doing that silent, terrifying breath-holding thing that happens right before a lung-shattering scream. My boyfriend was standing in...

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Chunky baby boy thighs in comfortable organic cotton retro ribbed shorts

Stop Buying Tiny Suits: The Truth About Dressing Baby Boys

I'm currently staring at a giant plastic tote bin in my garage, holding a pair of stiff, mustard-yellow baby corduroy overalls that still have the tags on them. Next to them is a tiny plaid button-down shirt that feels suspiciously...

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A tired dad holding a baby wearing a comfortable organic cotton bodysuit.

The Miniature CEO: Why I Stopped Dressing My Baby Like a Tiny Adult

I was exactly four and a half minutes into trying to button a miniature, tailored tweed blazer onto my squirming 11-month-old when I realized my entire approach to parenting apparel was fundamentally flawed. He was doing that terrifying back-arching maneuver,...

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Priya sitting in a rocking chair holding a baby bodysuit

What Drake And Sophie Taught Me About Co-Parenting A Toddler

Dear Priya of last October. You're currently sitting on the cold bathroom tiles at 3 am. The baby is finally asleep in his crib after an hour of triage-level screaming, and you're stress-scrolling through celebrity gossip on your phone in...

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