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Dear Past Me: What Pete Davidson Actually Got Right About Newborns

Dear Sarah from six months ago, You're currently sitting in the Target parking lot in your embarrassingly stained yoga pants, drinking a lukewarm latte and having a full-blown panic attack. Your best friend just texted that she's officially going into...

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A serious discussion about teen pregnancy denial and safe haven laws

The truth behind the prom night dumpster baby joke and your teen

I was charting in the pediatric ER when I heard that awful cartoon musical number playing from a teenager's phone in the waiting room. You know the one. A catchy little tune about a newborn left in the trash after...

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Keke Palmer baby daddy drama inspired this messy survival guide for co-parenting

What Keke Palmer Baby Daddy Drama Taught Me About Boundaries

I'm sitting on the cold tile floor of my sister’s bathroom at 2 AM, wearing yesterday’s yoga pants with a weird yogurt stain on the knee, holding a lukewarm cup of coffee I've literally microwaved three times. My sister is...

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Exhausted mom singing into a wooden spoon while a toddler pulls her leg.

I Can Be Your Hero Baby: Why the Supermom Myth is Total Trash

I was standing at the kitchen sink yesterday, elbow-deep in cold dishwater and crusted oatmeal, when my throwback playlist shuffled to Enrique Iglesias. Right as he dramatically whispered that he can be your hero, baby, I actually snorted so loud...

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Jess messy living room with kids playing independently on a bamboo blanket

How I Finally Learned To Say Don't Worry Baby To My Own Brain

I was hunched over the bassinet at 3:14 AM with my phone flashlight covered by two of my fingers, desperately counting the seconds between my oldest son's breaths. I had convinced myself that because he paused his breathing for seven...

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Tired parents sitting on the floor of a messy baby nursery at night

What the Dijon Baby Album Got Right About New Parent Anxiety

It was 2:13 AM, and my husband was sitting on the edge of the bathtub just staring at the tile grout while our oldest—who's basically a walking cautionary tale for why you shouldn't blindly trust anything you read in a...

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A deeply tired father holding two identical baby outfits while staring at his phone.

Did Jessica Sanchez Finally Have Her Baby? A Postpartum Warning

Dear Tom from six months ago, You're currently sitting on the floor of our terribly drafted London flat, attempting to assemble a twin nursing pillow that looks like a life raft, while your wife glowers at you from her birthing...

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A tired dad looking at his phone in the dark while holding a baby

A Letter to Myself About That Viral Celebrity Baby Drama

3:14 AM. The baby is doing that rhythmic, glitchy half-cry that usually precedes a full system meltdown, and instead of checking the thermostat—which I've strictly calibrated to 68.5 degrees—or logging his last feeding into the overly complex Notion database I...

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Exhausted twin dad staring at a sticky tablet screen looking deeply confused

Why my toddler's search for baby hotline lyrics gave me a heart attack

It's 6:13 AM on a Tuesday, and my left knee is submerged in what I can only hope is lukewarm porridge. Twin A, who I'm increasingly convinced is an agent of chaos sent to test my blood pressure, has somehow...

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