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madison Cates

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Left: TikTok still of a shopper holding Disney VHS-style blankets in a warehouse club. Right: folded knit blankets (Unsplash photo by Kelly Sikkema).
Two moments from an Instagram reel: a toddler at a coffee table, then an exhausted mother.
Left: TikTok still of a mom making spaghetti in her kitchen. Right: rubber ducks in a bathtub (Unsplash photo by Thomas Despeyroux).
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Left: TikTok still of a baby on a changing pad after a diaper blowout. Right: a stack of diapers (Unsplash photo by Šárka Hyková).
Two moments from an Instagram reel: a dad wiping the table, then making the bed.
Left: TikTok still of a shopper reacting to Disney blankets at a warehouse club. Right: neatly folded textiles on shelves (Unsplash photo by Jahanvi Singh).
a bedroom with a desk and a chair
Two moments from an Instagram reel: a bin of toys and dolls, then a purple crate of clutter.