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Racing Wheel vs. Baby Stuff
This text originally appeared in a craigslist ad. “Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel, 6 buttons, paddle shifters, stick shift and pedals set. I got some fast lap times with you, racing wheel. I’m going to...
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8 Months Pregnant: The Best Time To Start Watching “The Wire”
My wife has picked the perfect time to start watching “The Wire”: her third trimester. And she’s now a proud, full-time resident of “Bodymore, Murderland.” She’s become addicted to the show, much like...
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When a Pregnancy Suddenly Becomes VERY Real
My wife and I are due mid-June, and we have opted to take some non-required birthing classes. Not everyone feels the need to attend these, especially since a total of 12 hours of instruction spread...
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Can One Ever Really Get Used to Watching Crowning Videos?
Over the course of the past two weekends, my wife and I attended twelve total hours of birthing classes. While there, I was confronted with things that I had been actively avoiding my whole life:...
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Imagine a World…Without a Washer & Dryer
“Imagine a world where the mother and father of a newborn baby don’t have a laundry machine in their building. Imagine onesies covered in drool and sundry fecal matter building up in the laundry bin....
View ArticleAlternate Spelling Universe
Featured in last Sunday’s New York Times was a funny piece by Paul Schmidtberger on alternate spellings of kids’ names. Here’s an excerpt: “Misspelling a child’s name won’t make Junior special,...
View ArticleBirth Doulas: Yea or Nay?
If you’ve never even heard the word “doula” before, the Doulas of North America website defines it thusly: A birth doula is a person trained and experienced in childbirth who provides continuous...
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A Bit Obsessed With The Nest
The past few days were a “holiday” weekend for most, but for my wife and I it was something altogether different. Why? Because we’re expecting our first child in about two weeks. Over the course of a...
View ArticleEveryone Loves Your Baby. Until They Don’t.
You know that sweet honeymoon a new family experiences from about 5 months pregnant on? When everyone beams big smiles at your wife’s swollen belly in awe of the promise your future holds. When...
View ArticleBeing Ready
by regular contributor Brian Hoover I got a cryptic e-mail from a college friend the other day saying he wanted to talk. We didn’t really have a talk-on-the-phone kind of friendship, so I wrote him...
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