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How a Wristband Helped Me Out of My New Dad Depression
They give you the same kind of wristband you get at outdoor music festivals after you have a baby. At a music festival, you get the little plastic wristband right before you have a wild night, do a bunch of [...]
Positive Thoughts For Negative Situations
Nobody told me I needed to get a flu shot when my baby was born. We were in the hospital for four days, you’d think they would have at least mentioned it out of boredom at some point. Or, better [...]
My Baby is Cuter Than Your Baby
What is it about parenthood that convinces you that your baby is the cutest baby in the world? Seriously, there are some ugly babies out there, but if you ask the parents of one of these ugly babies? They’d be [...]
The Case of the Broken Breast Pump
The Case of the Broken Breast Pump. It’s not exactly the stuff of Sherlock Holmes or Nancy Drew, but when a damsel in distress comes to me with a mystery, I can’t help but oblige. This is how I ended [...]
The Extraordinary Importance of “Firsts”
As a new parent, you find yourself celebrating a lot of “firsts.” The first time your baby eats without spitting up. The first time your baby smiles. The first time your baby recognizes you. You celebrate each of these things [...]
The Grandpa Factor
For all the talk of Grandmas and how much they fawn over their grandkids, my mother’s extreme excitement over Rosalie’s birth has not surprised me. What has surprised me is how it has affected my dad. Sure, Grandma’s are head [...]
Here’s a List of All the Cool Things You’re Missing This Weekend
I’ve always loved this Mitch Hedberg joke: “Whenever I walk, people try to hand me out flyers. And when someone tries to hand me out a flyer, it’s kinda like they’re saying, ‘Here—you throw this away.’” This is how I [...]
How to Calm a Screaming Baby and Other Lies They Tell You
A car ride does the same thing for babies that The Bachelor does for women in their 30s. It totally and irrationally captivates them. Rosalie can be in the middle of a nuclear meltdown and she’ll immediately calm down as soon as [...]
My Daughter is Not the Boy I Wanted
I thought we were having a boy. Not only that, but I really wanted a boy. I wanted a boy for many of the reasons that fathers want a son – namely for the hours we would spend playing catch [...]
The Worst Good News You’ll Ever Get
Discovering that something is wrong with your baby’s body is one of the more horrifying things you can experience. “Feel this,” Becky told me, putting my hand on the back of Rosalie’s head. I felt it. There was a super [...]