It is happening all over again. We have to teach a teenager how to drive.
Our youngest son has his learning permit, and our job is to teach him how to drive. Teaching him how to operate a vehicle is a challenging job. We barely got over our older son learning how to drive. Thank goodness we only have two children. As soon as our youngest came home with a big grin on his face holding his permit in our faces, I knew it was time to call my therapist for support. At the end of the session, she offered me a year’s worth of sessions if I would also teach her child to drive when he gets his learner’s permit in a few months. Based on my answer, it may be time to find a new therapist.
In fairness, our youngest is not bad for someone who has not earned his license yet, but it is still a traumatic time for his parents. It is trying to exhibit patience as he goes across multiple lanes of traffic to make a turn while later holding back my despair when he stops 100 feet short of the stop sign and complains that he cannot see if there is any on-coming traffic. Teaching him to drive is challenging. We want him to gain confidence, but not at the expense of our sanity.
Speaking of sanity, why is it so hard for video gamers to pull into a parking space. You figure those who can “360-no-scope” in their sleep could park in a spot only 90 degrees to the right or left. This act of parking is separate from parallel parking. This parking style requires one to get their car between the white lines while they come to a complete stop. At this point of the day’s lesson, I was done and said it was my turn to practice backing out of the two spots he simultaneously parked the car.
I have had many challenges in life. Luckily, this is the last time I will have the challenge of teaching a child how to drive.
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