The Latest Lost in Suburbia Column: Don’t Flush on My Parade
When your kids are little, you develop certain bizarre habits to make sure you don’t wake them when they are napping. At first you unplug all the phones. Then you start hanging signs outside your front...
View ArticleThe Latest Lost in Suburbia Column: The Evolution of Naked
When your kids are babies, they have absolutely no concept of you being naked. They have bigger fish to fry such as eating, sleeping and pooping. But sometime around age two, they suddenly get what...
View ArticleMy Life as a Game Show
“Fall has arrived and you know what that means. It’s time for everyone’s favorite game show, ‘Keep or Toss!’ I’m your host, Tracy Beckerman and today, my own family will be playing the game. So,...
View ArticleTop Ten Annoying Moms to Avoid at All Costs
Before I became a mom, I assumed every mom was pretty much like every other mom. However, once I joined the club, I realized that moms come in all flavors… and not all of them are to my liking. I like...
View ArticleNewsflash: Moms Don’t Get Sick Days
When I woke up I sneezed twice, so I immediately knew I was coming down with a cold. If I had sneezed three times, it would have just been a regular sneeze, because I always sneeze in threes when I’m...
View ArticleWhat NOT to do with the Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey
“You know what I’m thankful for, Aunt Tracy?” asked my niece. “What?” “All this leftover Turkey!” she beamed as I surveyed the inside of my refrigerator. I gave her a withering smile. I’m always...
View ArticleTop Ten Things to Tell Your Kids When They Discover You Ate All Their Candy
10. That was Halloween Candy. It expires after Christmas. That way you make more room for Valentine’s Candy 9. I didn’t eat it. Your brother/sister/father/babysitter/grandmother/the dog/the UPS...
View ArticleCareer Counseling for Kids
One of the most amusing things when you’re a parent is hearing your kids talk about what they want to be when they grow up. Like most little boys, when my son was 3 he decided he wanted to be a fireman...
View ArticleThe Sniff Test
Some kids ease into adolescence with very little fanfare while others seem to slam into it with such force they leave their parents feeling like roadkill on the interstate. My son fell somewhere in...
View ArticleOne Mom, Two Moms, Young Moms, Blue Moms
When you’re a mom, you don’t really think about what demographic you fall into until you suddenly find yourself surrounded by younger moms. That moment came for me during my youngest child’s last year...
View ArticleNew on Huffington Post Parents: The Son Also Rises
I’ve heard it said that that the first man you fall in love with is your father. The second man you fall in love with is your husband. The third is your son. My son arrived after 36 hours of labor....
View ArticleThe Problem with Parenting Studies
When I was little, my mother would often let me watch TV for a short time while she did the laundry, cleaned the house, or cooked a meal. Although it might not have fallen under the heading of...
View ArticleDiary of a Sad Housewife
They say you spend 18 years preparing your child for the day he or she will leave the nest. That’s all very well and good. But who is supposed to prepare YOU for the day your child leaves the nest? We...
View Article2 Kids – 1 Kid = Less Work?
Somehow I thought things would be easier once my son left for college. It was a simple mathematical equation: 2 kids – 1 kid = less work. Of course, when I say “less work,” I was thinking specifically...
View ArticleA Dirt Bath Here, a Dirt Bath There, and a Couple of La Di Das.
When my kids were little, it often seemed that their purpose in life was to get as absolutely disgustingly dirty as was humanly possible. They achieved this in a number of ways ranging from slinging...
View ArticleTop Ten Things to do at Back to School Night
Last night was Back to School Night at my kids’ school. When my kids first started school, I loved going to Back to School Night. I loved meeting the teachers, getting the little note on the desk...
View ArticleWassup this Week?
Pinch me, but I think this was the first week the kids had an entire week of school without a break since school started. Knowing that we have a Columbus Day break coming up, a teacher “in service” day...
View ArticleWas Motherhood Simpler Before?
(This week I was thrilled to contribute to a new site called Dot Complicated! It is an online community created by Randi Zuckerberg aimed at “untangling” our modern, wired lives. Please click over to...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips to Avoid the Big, Fat Halloween Weight Gain
There were many years when we would spend the whole month of October, and sometimes, even some of September, planning out my kids’ costumes for Halloween. The problem was there were way too many...
View ArticleOur 2013 Family Holiday Newsletter
Dear Friends and Family, Yes, it is that time of year again. I’m so happy to send you our annual holiday newsletter and tell you about all the great things our family has done the past twelve...
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