Go says the green lightStops says the red light
Caution says the orange light
Today my youngest daughter got her learners licence................ yes the law has deemed her fit enough to take to the roads.................
This was her second attempt at getting her licence, her first attempt she believed that she already knew everything there was to know about driving so really had no need what so ever to study..................... she failed her first test by 3 points, so how hard could it have been she got full marks for controls, and road signs, but the rules of the road., the very thing that makes the difference between a courteous driver and a road hog .................. 19 out of 28.
Well she was more prepared this time, she spent quite a lot of time studying, and the threat of me not taking anymore time off work to fetch and carry her to sit these tests, seem to work.
I dropped her of at the licencing office a young innocent child............... and picked her up a trainee road user............................... her first words were can she drive home................. my new car is now 2 weeks old and until she has had a few lessons there is no way that she is getting her unskilled hands on my steering wheel............. when we got home I phoned a driving school and tried to set up some lessons....... someone with patience......... someone with understanding............ someone who is not her mother......... can teach her the basics.........
This was her second attempt at getting her licence, her first attempt she believed that she already knew everything there was to know about driving so really had no need what so ever to study..................... she failed her first test by 3 points, so how hard could it have been she got full marks for controls, and road signs, but the rules of the road., the very thing that makes the difference between a courteous driver and a road hog .................. 19 out of 28.
Well she was more prepared this time, she spent quite a lot of time studying, and the threat of me not taking anymore time off work to fetch and carry her to sit these tests, seem to work.
I dropped her of at the licencing office a young innocent child............... and picked her up a trainee road user............................... her first words were can she drive home................. my new car is now 2 weeks old and until she has had a few lessons there is no way that she is getting her unskilled hands on my steering wheel............. when we got home I phoned a driving school and tried to set up some lessons....... someone with patience......... someone with understanding............ someone who is not her mother......... can teach her the basics.........
Do they not know that she can only do one thing at a time , she cannot drive and answer her cell phone.......... she cannot drive and change the radio station ........... she cannot drive and look at her self in the mirror............... she cannot drive and check out the talent driving in the car next to her ................ how can they have given my baby a learners licence...............
OMG Karen.... you are scaring me now.... I still gotta learn driving and this post seems enough for me to get my goosebumps on.... with my dad in the backseat, i am already planning to get some nice way to get the training done.. trust me.. he is not the person one should go for learning something... but i gotta do this.... ah! the bliss of independence.... and hey have a great time enjoying your short vacay
ReplyDeleteThis is scary...my son gets his permit in Spring. Yikes! (Consider that fair warning for anyone in Wisconsin and Minnesota...stay off the roads come spring!!!)
ReplyDeleteI've been through it 4 times and I still remember the feeling as each boy wanted to drive home after getting that permit. It's required here to have driving school and 50hrs of driving before getting the real license. My heart goes out to you, hang in there. I just realized my oldest Grandkiddo will be able to get a permit in 6mo.! Yikes! Now my heart goes out to me!
ReplyDeletefortunate don't have any teens to deal with driving. feel for all parents of teens.
ReplyDeleteBoy does this post bring back memories of when mine were at home doing the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI will be thinking of you. lol
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