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In my latest piece for Cosmo, I explain all the reasons my baby cries.

Turns out hunger, diaper, and sleep are only the beginning.

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8. I missed her mouth when giving her a pacifier. OK, at least I knew she wanted her pacifier. But her head was moving all around, and I accidentally pushed it into her cheek. Then, her other cheek. Then, her nose. By the time I finally found her mouth, we were at the newborn equivalent of a three-alarm fire.

Side note: I didn’t realize they would actually publish #10. But they did. Success!

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Hemant Mehta is the founder of FriendlyAtheist.com, a YouTube creator, podcast co-host, and author of multiple books about atheism. He can be reached at @HemantMehta.