Join us for: Trunk or Treat West Park Baptist on Middlebrook Monday, October 31st 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. all treats, no tricks

TennCare is now targeting children with mental health problems, hoping to cover less of their medical bills. TennCare thinks bad parents and bad doctors are costing the state too much money. I can’t tell anyone else’s story but I can tell mine. As an infant Tommy only slept in the battery swing or while I […]

Another idea – If restaurants truly want to be family friendly, they should offer swings instead of just high chairs. How about a few port-a-cribs setup for active babies? Instead of a smoking section there could be a quiet area for families with infants or surly teens. “Would you like a table with a playpen?”

Idea – You know those “How is my driving” bumper stickers you see on big rigs? What if someone marketed them to parents of new drivers? People could phone or e-mail comments about what they see young drivers doing on the road. It could be used for senior relatives too. “Sorry Grandaddy, but you’ve had […]

Instead of just getting notes and phone calls from teachers that are usually complaints, parents should be allowed to view video tapes of school activity to get a better idea of what their child's school day is really like.

While everyone else is working on their Christmas shopping I'm still getting ready for Halloween.

When people say “we” they really mean you.

LOST is a repeat tonight so, I guess we’ll have to watch Firefly.

I can still snack while holding a sick baby. 

I read a lot of blogs with SharpReader. Unlike all the parent blogs and Autism blogs I love, two blogs I read are popular bloggers with whom I have almost nothing in common. One is a blog celebrity law professor and the other is a cat and baseball loving technical guru. One is a blogging […]