On June 1st, a Cleveland area elementary school teacher was life-flighted in critical condition after a head-on collision caused by an oncoming driver swerving to avoid a bicyclist in the right lane. After a week long battle, she passed away yesterday. Not only is her family in mourning, but so is the family of the oncoming driver while, according to the Ohio Bicycle Federation, the bicyclist should have a clear conscious. A local news report stated that the bicyclist did nothing wrong. The Ohio Bicycle Federation even encourages bicyclists to ride in the street. In this case, the recommendation cost... Continue reading

My youngest son has always been an extremist. He would go from the happiest baby you've ever seen, to making sure the entire neighborhood knew when he was upset about something in a matter of minutes. So needless to say I was nervous when he turned 2. I have an older daughter and she didn’t struggle with the terrible 2’s, but I thought my son would fall headfirst into this stage. Surprisingly however, the 2’s brought us more of the same. In fact, by the time his third birthday approached, I thought we were in the clear. We were that... Continue reading