Stressful Riding
We
are approaching the second hour of driving instruction of my
daughter. She just turned 16 with a new driver's permit. She passed
my parking lot driving and parking test, so on to the road we
started.
The
on-the-road driving is not going as smoothly as when we were in an
empty parking lot. Today, she almost entered a one-way street going
the wrong direction, and then she almost entered the left lane while
looking at the right ride supposedly to make a right-lane change.
I
did not yell. I was trying so hard to be a good mom-driving-instructor but I could not help it as I let out a hopeless cry.
“Hu
hu hu . . . ! “
We
missed being killed on what-could-have been collisions. Okay, I am
exaggerating but my heart was racing. My shoulder muscles were
tensing. And I felt that I was not allowed to blink, for if I do, I
am sure something will happen and it will not be good.
“Why
is everybody speeding?” She was driving on the speed limit of 55 on
highway 6.
“Oh,
that's the bike lane they were saying in the manual.”
Funny
those or not new things and she was just realizing.
But
I realized, myself, that instructing my teen how to drive is very
stressful. I need to do more meditation, but not while she is driving
of course (when I am not supposed to not blink, wink, or breathe).
It
is only January, our first month of instruction. I hope I make it to
the end of the year holding my breath.
Happy
(and safe) 2016 to you (and my family).
6 comments
Write commentsI feel for you. I might have screamed once or twice when my girls were learning how to drive.
ReplyYou have fantastic patience heheh!
ReplyHappy New Year :-)
I so remember this. We as moms have all gone through this and not breathing is awful I so remember. You'll look back and laugh at this someday. At least I hope you will. Probably when she's teaching hers to drive and her baby does the same thing she's doing now, and now she's complaining to you how stressful it is. That will be funny.
ReplyHope you had a fantastic Silly Sunday and thanks for linking up. ☺
I was telling mysel, she will learn, she will learn.
ReplyHappy New Year to you too Steve.
ReplyThanks, it is fun reading Silly Sunday posts.
ReplyI would love to read your comments.