Well, it’s official. TikTok has figured I’m pregnant. I am being inundated with videos of pregnant women tracking their weight gain and infographics on how to optimize the parenting of a newborn. Did you know that some people start sleep training their babies at eight weeks old and it’s the best decision they ever made? Were you aware that not everything you put on your registry will be useful but there are certain items that are lifesaving and if you don’t acquire them your life will be hell? These are just a few examples of all the things I now know against my will. As a naturally curious person who asks her husband to explain the complexities of the filibuster for fun and listens to podcasts about a wide range of subjects from the Unabomber to Mormonism, my total lack of interest in learning about babies is alarming. Especially since I am going to have one soon.
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