Everything I Know, I Learned in the Passenger Seat

We have fabulous news today - we are all still alive! Despite the fact that the weather wasn't wonderful and both of us have awful colds, Miah and I headed up to the church parking lot after school for a huge adventure. Here is a list of interesting things I learned while riding in the passengers seat yesterday as he took the wheel for his very first time:

1. Video games have a huge impact on my child's frame of mind. That is sort of scary when he's behind the wheel of a machine he can kill himself in.

2. Gas pedals and stop signs are extraneous. Mentioning what they are for and how they are to be used isn't really enough.

3. Patience is a virtue. Usually.

4. A mother really can laugh and cry at the same time. Also, repetition of a word or phrase has no immediate effect on a teenager, but it does help the mother feel like she's being productive while pushing her foot through the floor of the vehicle.

The huge sigh in the middle of this clip is his, not mine. I wasn't actually breathing enough to sigh...

All-in-all, he actually did a good job, especially as he has NEVER driven, not even to back the car out of the driveway. That being said, I was really impressed. Grateful to be alive still, yes, but impressed none-the-less.

We'll be on the road again tomorrow. You've all been warned.