‘Some are Miss Rachel kids, Some are Ms. Olivia kids’: Mom goes viral for soothing her fussy baby with ‘Law & Order: SVU’

From «hush little baby, don’t you cry» to «DUM DUM.»

‘Tfw your baby is gift giving and the gifts do NOT smell good’: New mom gets roasted for claiming her baby has a ‘love language’

I get that the bond between a mom and her new baby is a deeply primal and almost inexplicable thing, but let’s be real. There is only so much affection that an entirely dependent tiny human can communicate. It’s going to be a while before they understand this whole ‘love’ thing as a concept, even …
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New mother grapples with a tough decision after realizing her mom was a dangerous parent: ‘Her defense? I did this with you and you survived’

Becoming a parent puts into perspective how difficult it is to be a GOOD parent. Perhaps this shines a light on our own families and if you’re lucky, you can glean wisdom from your parents. However, if you’re like most of us, watching your parents interact with their grandchild can be a jarring reminder of …
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‘The baby should be working too’: Mom works at fast food restaurant while carrying infant, sparks debate about work and childcare

Unless you are very rich, holding down a full-time job while raising kids can seem like an impossible task. The price of childcare is extortionate, and a lot of parents can’t afford to be unemployed if they want to keep everyone in the family healthy and happy. It can leave moms and dads feeling like …
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Pushy Grandparents Harass New Parents Until They Send Pictures of Their Newborn

Pictures of newborn babies are very important currency to certain types of grandparents. Some grandparents want to wait until they meet their grandbaby in person and can do without pictures for a little while, but not the ones that recently went viral in an AITA thread. These grandparents will stop at nothing to get a …
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Mommy Influencer Prompts Debate Caring For Baby Overnight While Husband Sleeps

One of the many not so wonderful sides to parenting is that it makes you even more vulnerable to the judgment of other people. Kids or not, everyone seems to think they know how to raise them the best.  This is doubly true for moms and dads who choose to share their life on social …
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People Contemplate How They Would React to Their Friend’s Ugly Baby

Personally, it’s quite difficult to distinguish the difference between an ugly newborn baby and a cute one. They all sort of just look like small, malformed creatures to me. For others, apparently, it’s quite easy to distinguish that difference. Now, I’ve only ever been in the position once where I was in the same room …
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20 Baby Memes for Parents of Infants Who Have a Humorous Streak

From a grown up perspective, being a baby has got to be the trippiest experience. You’re dependent on your adult caretakers for your every want and need, yet your intelligence is developing at the fastest rate it probably ever will. Also, everything is so new and exciting that scientific researchers have literally compared the infant …
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20+ Newborn Memes for Exhausted Parents Whose Tiny Baby Has a Big Personality

The newborn stage is one of the most paradoxical parts of parenthood. Moms and dads unanimously agree that it’s one of the most tiring and terrifying time periods in parenting, yet many of them have rose tinted glasses about the magic of those first few weeks and months. Regular sleep and owning clothes that haven’t …
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‘I’m third wheeling in my own [maternity] shoot’: Simba the Pitbull Steals the Spotlight in a Woman’s Maternity Photoshoot, Stealing Our Hearts at the Same Time

The way dad stares into the dog’s eyes instead of hers >>>