The Rules Of Parenting

First rule of the parent club — there are no rules.

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A friend has a baby that’s not even a year old. The child is delightful and chubby and happy and healthy. The child is loved and wanted and cared for, and adored.

And then the child’s mother tells me that her “good” sleeper is no longer sleeping through the night — and that she’s sure that somehow, she’s breaking…