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I was hunched over the sidewalk outside Baby & Kids Furniture Warehouse Toronto, phone in one hand, coffee in the other, watching the rain make little ripples on my stroller cover. It was 11:17 a.m., the streetcars were stuck behind a delivery truck on Queen East, and the glass doors still smelled faintly of wood varnish from last night's deliveries. I had promised myself one quick trip in, just to look. Four hours later I staggered out with a receipt, a bruised ego, and a

I was hunched over the backseat at 7:18 p.m., fluorescent lights buzzing through the rear window, wrestling with the instruction sheet for the crib while the baby monitor blinked like a tiny UFO. The crib frame was half together, the mattress leaning against the stroller, and a receipt from a place called Baby & Kids Furniture Warehouse Toronto was crumpled in my pocket. I remember thinking, not for the last time, that becoming a parent required a degree in furniture engine

I was hunched over the curb on a wet Dundas Street, rain seeping through my sneakers, staring at a stack of cardboard and instruction sheets that promised my baby’s future sleep. It was 9:14 p.m., the baby monitor still blinking on the kitchen counter, and I had just walked back from the Baby & Kids Furniture Warehouse Toronto after arguing with a delivery guy about which staircase qualifies as "narrow." The whole thing felt like a trust exercise gone sideways. The weird