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/corner5 *■ HB Has Nr’ f fliya tear Carole: Two week ago I visited my son nd his family in another state, 'ofty surprise I learned that my on and daughter-in-law let my randson, age 5, sleep in the bed irith them. I was horrified. My on said the only time that he and is wife .allow their son in their »ed is whenever he has a night mare. Well, while I was visiting, iy grandson had nightmares at east once a night. I think he does hat on purpose. What I can’t mderstand is how my son and tis wife can be blind enough to let this go on. When I tried to tell lem that I didn’t think it was a food idea or my grandson to leep with them, they told me I vas interfering. Tell me if pa ents should allow children to deep in the bed with them. O.E. v,. v. your son and daughter-in-law and tell them you are trying to be helpful and caring, not interfer ing. Carole Dear Carole: —My husband tells me that I belong home and nowhere else now that our baby has come. I’m not sine that I agree with him but right now there’s nothing else I can do. Is a mother’s place in the home? Stuck and helpless Dear “Stuck”: A mother’s place is in the home only if she wants to be there. But a man’s place is in the home, too, with her (and the baby). Your time at home with your child can be a time of enjoyment if you and your hus band share die work and the play. If you are home and feel “stuck” there, tell your husband how you feel. Even though you are not working, it is important for you to have a few outside activities. Responsibilities of pa renthood are great enough to be shared by both parents. Carole Editor’s Note: Carole B. Ricks, A.C.S.W., is a marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Charlotte, N.C. If yon have personal, parent-child, or marriage pro blems, write to: Carole’s Corner P.O.Box 37107 Charlotte, N.C, 28237 Entertainmen Anywhere . Con Be Yours. fnll (.ail... ! 3760496 ■ ~ ■ “T“ T | t | 0 n •COUNSELING j *fK • CONSULTATION 1 Me? • TRAINING ! • Indit idu;il • Marriage Parent-Child Counseling \ •< ar«,lr H. Kicks. A.C.SH:. Clinical Social Worker \ •Author of Carafe's Comer write-in advice column I Ricks Resources] Carole B Ricks. A.C.S.W. ' " J 909 East Boulevard. Suite 5 \ Appointments Only j *k 333-0140»& Provides Strong Competition Feacock Lounge Has It All By Loretta Manago If first impressions are lasting, then the newly opened Peacock Lounge should be strong compe tition for the other black nightclubs that cater to the party crowd. The nightclub, which is located at 1S27 West Blvd., may lack a prime spot, but it indeed makes up for that deficiency in atmosphere, comfort, and live entertain ment. Under the management of Wilburn Jones/Fred Foster and a third part ner, Willie Tate, the Pea cock Lounge is elegantly decorated. Upon entering the lounge the wall is part mirror and partly covered with a suede rose doth backing. Once inside, the main room, the floor is carpeted with a plush gray and square pattern. Tables aren’t bare, but have wine colored tablecloths on them and are complemented by the deep rose chairs that are constructed for both style and comfort. Throughout the room light ly glittered sculptures of peacocks accentuate the feeling that this is a nice place to be, that this is the kind of establishment that -you would like to come back to again and again. Had the managers stopped with Just the de cor the Peacock Lounge . would have been a wel come change to some of the' city’s other dube. But they didn’t. They added an at-, traction that few black dub owners have taken the ini tiative to do and that is to; sponsor live entertain ment. ■ : Ee ' For four nights a week (Thursdays through Sun days), the sound of Sweet Dreams, featuring local en tertainers Michael Porter, flutist, and Fred Mills, vocalist and keyboardist, is providing nightclub sup porters with something dif ferent from the DJ spin ning the discs and some thing more creative, too. It was a Thursday night at the Peacock Lounge Ladies’ Night. But the lounge had more men in the audience than anything else. If women are still wondering where are all the men, then it might be wise to stop by the Pea cock Lounge. The crowd was rather small. But then it was only 9 p.m. and according to Sweet Dreams’ member, Michael Porter, most of the crowd only come around 10:30 or 11 p.m. Onstage was Fred Mills and bassist Pervis Lee. They were working out some technical problems that delayed the first set for a half hour. Around 9:30 the lights dimmed and the music began. The quartet, which also included,,^llen Vann, ~ ‘J'll UViii>-itfirtiVtH .. drummer, started off with an upbeat number, spot lighting the mastery of flutist Porter. From that the combo jumped to a tune that alternated from the somber to the racy tempo and played up Mills’ pro ficient handling of the key boards. It wasn't long be fore the jazz turned to blues and Sweet Dreams was playing one of those funky pieces that reminded you of the day that some blues singers used to sing about when the creditors fore closed on your mortgage and your baby left you in •your car. On this particular Thurs day night, the blues was making its premiere. Just for the ladies only and for the others who cared to venture in, the treat was theirs. From “Sunny” to “Autumn Leaves” the combo cruised, in what seemed to be an effortless manner, from one tune to another. 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