Parental Advice As Heard On The Radio

Recently, on some long drive I was listening to a local all news station when they offered a solution to parents on setting boundaries. Since we're all friends here I'll pass on the nugget of wisdom. At dinner decide how many chapters of a story you will read at bedtime and when bedtime comes stick to that limit. Advise the child that you had both made the decision at dinner if they ask you to read an additional chapter. Do parents even read their children bedtime stories anymore? Every kid I know has their own multi-media center inside their bedroom, I'm not sure asking for an extra chapter of a story is a parents biggest problem in 2010. It might actually be figuring out what camping gear they should take to the Apple store or Best Buy so they can await the arrival of the latest gadget for their child.

You start to live when you learn to drive!

Maybe some of you remember the commercial where this little song was sung about how your life became more exciting when you learned to drive. Well, since you've learned to drive mine has also but not in a good way. I have been driving for awhile and I can honestly say I'm pretty good at it. Frankly, it may be my greatest asset. If there was an award for parallel parking I have no doubt my trophy case would be overflowing with the yearly prize. Which is not my opinion. Case in point I once went to a friend's in Brooklyn and when I left my friend commented on the 2 jerks who "boxed" me in. They didn't box me in I replied, I parked there! Based on that and the fact that I took driver's ed in Manhattan I'm a self-qualified expert on others skills. The easiest way to solve the issue of bad drivers is to sell cars based on road test scores. You got a 65 welcome to world of sub-compact cars, at 75 you can upgrade to a compact and so on. This would increase our fuel efficiency, cause minimal accident damage and decrease my blood pressure. Think about it, it might work!