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When the 'he was molested as a baby boy polo g song' trend hit

Dear Priya from six months ago. You're sitting on the living room rug right now watching your son play with a wooden block. You've got your phone in your left hand. You're about to post that video of him smearing...

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Halle Bailey inspired guide to navigating baby privacy and boundaries

The Halle Bailey Baby Guide to Setting Firm Internet Boundaries

I was standing near the NHS hospital vending machine, running entirely on stale Wotsits and pure adrenaline, when I made my first catastrophic parenting error. Instead of texting my mum a deeply unflattering, slightly terrifying photo of my newborn twins...

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Confused dad holding a smartphone while twin babies chew on a wooden toy

What is the baby boo challenge? (And why I nearly called 999)

It’s 7:14 am. I’m currently wearing what used to be a relatively clean grey t-shirt, now aggressively Jackson Pollock-ed with mashed banana and something I strongly suspect is yesterday’s sweet potato. The twins, Maya and Lily, are simultaneously screaming because...

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Mom looking stressed holding a smartphone while her kids play loudly in the background.

Why I Googled "Baby Boi Carti" And Panicked About My Kids' Ears

It was Tuesday, 4:12 PM, and I was standing in the kitchen wearing my "bad day" sweatpantsβ€”the ones with the mystery yogurt stain on the left knee that I absolutely refuse to wash out because it feels like a monument...

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A wooden play gym sitting on a living room floor next to a discarded smartphone

The Autocomplete Trap And Keeping Kids Off The Weird Internet

My phone slipped out of my hand and hit the kitchen tile at exactly 2:14 p.m. yesterday. I was trying to type baby doll into a search bar to find a birthday gift for my niece. The internet, in its...

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A tired mom holding her baby daughter while looking shocked at a smartphone screen

Searching for a Baby Girl Film? Read This First

My mom swears that propping me up in front of a Little Mermaid VHS was the only way she survived cooking dinner in 1993, my mother-in-law acts like a single tablet glow will instantly short-circuit a child's brain, and my...

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Exhausted mom looking at a streaming menu on her phone while holding a cold mug of coffee

Why Everyone Is Searching for That Baby Assassins Movie (And Other ...

It was exactly 2:14 PM last Tuesday. I know this because I was staring at the microwave clock, wearing my husband Mark's grey college sweatpantsβ€”the ones with the inexplicable bleach stain near the kneeβ€”and waiting for my third cup of...

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A confused mom holding coffee while looking at a weird ash baby meme on her phone

Dear Past Sarah: The Ash Baby GIF Meme Is Not A Medical Crisis

Dear Sarah of exactly six months ago, I'm staring at my glowing phone screen in the absolute pitch black of my kitchen at 3 AM, clutching my fourth cup of lukewarm decaf and absolutely convinced that my youngest child is...

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A messy living room with folded laundry and a smartphone showing news articles about baby safety.

The Ugly Truth About The Baby Emmanuel Haro Case Rumors

Last night, I was standing over a laundry basket at one in the morning, trying to match tiny socks that the dryer had inevitably eaten, while my phone played a continuous loop of TikTok videos on the coffee table. My...

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