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Maternity Leave Is Not Like Summer Break For Adults
Opponents of paid family leave have no idea what it's like to look after a newborn, and they're making that our problem
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Erin Ryan
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August 2023
What's Your Emergency?
Adventures in calling 911
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Erin Ryan
2
The Tantrum Singularity
Children as adorable natural disasters
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Erin Ryan
Good Mourning, Pee Wee
Belated thoughts on Paul Reubens' death, from a lifelong fan of Pee Wee
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Erin Ryan
1
July 2023
I Am In The Bathroom, Hiding From My Toddler
Toddlers are a lot
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Erin Ryan
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Toddler Media Will Infect Your Algorithms Like a Plague
From Spotify to Netflix to YouTube, my kid's tastes have taken over
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Erin Ryan
2
June 2023
On Not Writing
Anxiety, a crisis of confidence, the yips, and me
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Erin Ryan
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Summer Fun With a Toddler: Expectations vs. Reality
Precious family memories are harder to make than they look
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Erin Ryan
2
The Hippest, Most Exclusive Toddler Table in Town
What's behind the enthusiasm for and ongoing scarcity of the IKEA FLISAT children's play table?
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Erin Ryan
May 2023
Parenting Doesn't Actually Get Easier
More rewarding, yes. Requiring less effort? No.
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Erin Ryan
1
Wanted: A Toy Truck. No, Not That One.
The very specific, mercurial tastes of a toddler
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Erin Ryan
3
Motherhood Isn't The Hardest Job In the World, But the Pay Definitely Sucks
On Mother's Day
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Erin Ryan
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