It's been nearly a month since I've shared anything here about my adventures in parenting, but they haven't stopped. Our Evan is five months old now and has started teething. No one believes that our happy, smiling baby can be cranky. HA HA HA! We'll send him to your house next time the whole teething episode flares up! Teething puts Evan in a mood that we've never seen.

I'm sure it's not a very comfortable situation. I've been there, but fortunately, I don't remember and neither will he. Now more than ever I wish Evan could talk so that he could tell us exactly what to do to help him cut those teeth. In the meantime, chilled chew toys will have to do.

Several of my listeners called the show this morning to share their teething remedies. One lady said her father-in-law rubbed bourbon (yes, liquor) on the gums of his children. That seems a bit extreme, but I guess he was desparate! There are other remedies like teething tablets and baby crackers that sound more sensible.

The lady that cut my hair yesterday said that her boy was still teething...at 18 months old. Lord, please tell me it doesn't last THAT long!

John Bryant "John and Cleve In the Morning" Family-Friendly 88.3 WAFJ www.wafj.com