You’ve probably lived through many moments like this one, recounted today by Sumitra Mattai: “I was standing outside a coffee shop in Harlem with my two kids when my son dropped half of his $4 vegan peanut butter cookie on the sidewalk. As we watched the pigeons peck at the overpriced crumbs, my brain said, ‘Sh*t!’ But out loud, I said, ‘Skarmoosh!’”

She explains: “If you don’t know what this word means, it’s because I made it up.” It’s a lovely piece that’s really about the funny little traditions you can create as a family (even if you’re perfectly comfortable swearing in front of your kids).

Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor

“Times move fast,” writes Jessica G. Hartshorn today. “While gender-reveal parties were an absolute rage 10 years ago, we've calmed down with the shower games. We give our boys a shot at dance class and get tattoos for motherhood and let our teens get tattooed at age 18. Yet even the most progressive grandparents may want to shop for pink or blue bodysuits and are unprepared for their grandchild's graduation gift to be a nose ring. So, naturally, they are a little WTF about everything happening in parenting these days.” And she’s rounded up 8 examples that you may very well be troubleshooting yourself. If you get all 8, feel free to shout “Bingo!”