Drive-time lessons go in both directions

“Because I Said So” column for The Commercial Appeal.

October 2, 2008

My kids get an earful every morning.

After viewing breakfast-time family fare such as “Curious George” and “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” with their themes of kindness and unconditional love, they pile into the car for 35 minutes in Memphis traffic.

As a parent, it is my job to protect my children. Yet there I am, strapping them onto a chunk of metal and rubber and hurtling them down Poplar at 8 a.m. … (read more)