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Why Dijon’s Baby Album Saved My Sanity (And Vinyl Almost Didn't)

It was 3:14 am on a Tuesday, and it was raining that very specific, miserable type of London rain that seems to fall horizontally. Twin A was screaming because her socks were on, and Twin B was screaming because Twin...

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University of South Alabama Baby Babysitter Program Truths

When I needed to leave my kid for the first time, my mother-in-law told me to just find a neighborhood girl and pay her five dollars an hour because she survived that exact scenario in the eighties. A week later,...

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Why Stock Footage of Baby Milestones is Ruining Your Sanity

There I was, wedged into a rocking chair that squeaked like a dying possum every time I moved, rocking my oldest, Wyatt, at three in the morning. He was screaming with the kind of red-faced, full-body fury that makes your...

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Ryder'ss Anna Claire Clouds Baby Gemini: What I Actually Know Now

It’s 2:14 PM on a Tuesday, and I'm currently watching my youngest—my little May-born force of nature—try to put a fuzzy adult sock on the golden retriever's left ear. Meanwhile, I've three custom orders for my Etsy shop that I’m...

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Perky baby what we finna do: A late-night letter to my past self

Dear Jess from six months ago, I know exactly where you're right now. You're sitting on the edge of the glider at 2:13 AM, wearing that oversized faded tee with the spit-up stain on the shoulder, staring at your third...

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Surviving That Marry Me Let's Have A Baby Hentai Search Fail

When Dave and I were first throwing around the idea of expanding our family, the unsolicited advice started raining down like confetti at a toddler's birthday party. My mother-in-law cornered me by the dip at Thanksgiving and actually whispered into...

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Is the mamaroo baby swing Worth It? A Tired Mom's True Story

It was exactly 3:14 AM. I was sitting on the edge of the master bathtub because the loud hum of the bathroom exhaust fan was the only thing drowning out the sound of my firstborn screaming. My Etsy shop orders...

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Dear past me: The windi baby butt whistle saved my sanity

Dear past me from exactly six months ago. You're currently sitting on the cold concrete floor of the garage on a random Tuesday afternoon. You're surrounded by three cardboard boxes aggressively labeled "DONATE" in black Sharpie, and you're holding a...

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When is a baby no longer a newborn? The great potato awakening

I spent my first month as a father obsessively checking an app on my phone that promised to tell me precisely when the dreaded neonate phase would end. Don't do this. Don't set a calendar alert for four weeks post-delivery...

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