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I was staring at a five-pound bag of bright blue gummy pacifiers on our dining table when I realized my wife and I had completely lost our minds. We were exactly three weeks out from the party, and I was...

Let’s start with the greatest lie ever sold to expectant parents, which is the idea that pre-birth gatherings are calm, sophisticated afternoons where close friends sit around in pastel linen, sipping herbal tea and bestowing quiet wisdom. If you've ever...

I was standing in a stranger’s kitchen in Hackney, trying to discreetly spit out a bright blue cupcake that tasted distinctly of Smurf and regret, when I realised everything I believed about the modern baby shower was entirely wrong. Before...