Thursday, November 11, 2010

H is for Hassled...


I am being hassled by a Driver's Ed student...my daughter.
Emily has been taking Driver's Ed for about a week and a half....
she has only endured the classroom part. She has not yet driven on the road, although they have been driving paper plates around the hallways.
Yet somehow, she has become the resident driving expert.

In the last 2 days I have heard...
Mommy (she still calls me Mommy, how fun), your hand is on the 5...your 1 hand. You should have your hands at either the 3 and 9 or the 4 and 8. Always 2 hands.
Mommy, you just passed a cyclist on the right while there was oncoming traffic in the other lane.
Mommy, you just rolled through a stop sign without coming to a complete stop. (It was complete enough!)
Mommy, I have noticed that you have not been looking into your rear view mirror every 7 to 10 seconds....you should be doing that you know?

I'm sure that's not all....and I'm sure there is much more to come.

It used to be that I could just drive. Now I have to be careful that I do not do anything to be hassled about.
I hope she will hassle her Dad as well. He could use an accountability passenger.
Dad...no texting while driving (Gasp!)
and Dad...you really need to at least slow down at a stop sign.

It really is tough to be the BEST driver in the house...but somebody's got to do it.
Plus, in few weeks when she is the one behind the wheel...
I'll be the one hassling her.

These days that I thought would never come...they are upon me. Yikes!
Happy Thursday!

It's alphabe-Thursday again...and today we honor the letter "H."

To read more H posts, head on over to Jenny Matlock's blog!
Jenny Matlock


31 comments:

  1. Funny! I love the she calls you mommy. I still call my mother mommy and I'm 34.

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  2. Knew a driver's ed instructor called... Ed. Was a source of great amusement.

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  3. Just think when you want to go out and need a lift back you will have a ready made taxi

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  4. I remember trying to explain to my grandmother how to make a pie after making one in Home Ec. She must have felt the same way your do.

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  5. Emily does not look anywhere near old enough to be learning to drive!! Kids are looking younger and younger these days...uh oh...super bad sign for me! See what happens when you get older!

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  6. My six-year-old asked about speed limit signs a few weeks ago...I explained how the speedometer works and that the signs tell us how fast we can go. Needless to say, she has been my traffic cop ever since ;) I can only imagine how she'll be in 10 years...

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  7. I've had to endure 2 driver's ed students so far & it's not easy being a 'good example', More like inconvenient - going the speed limit, proper hand placement on the wheel, signaling sheesh! haha : )

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  8. I feel your pain. I couldn't wait for Jordan to get his license so he could stop riding with me. Hahaha!

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  9. Oh, dear. The "new driver" variety of back seat driver is worst of all.

    Hang in there, Mommy.

    ;)

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  10. I've taught three of my kids to drive so far. All I can say, is I will pray for you, sista'!

    A teenage driver IS proof that suffering and glory walk hand in hand. You're thankful they will bring relief to your life by running errands, picking up siblings, (GLORY) but it means you have to drive with them. (SUFFERING)

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  11. Jen...my baby is 37 years old...but I remember it well...you're in my prayers :D
    ~victoria~

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  12. Jen, Minion #3 has her permit now, and is BEHIND the wheel. Trust me, you'll get your hassle-backs very soon.

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  13. Awww, that's sweet that she still calls you Mommy. :) Sounds like you will have a very safe driver on your hands very soon!

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  14. isn't it funny how they know absolutely everything about everything. . .I will be sending some extra prayers your way!!

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  15. Gasp! Texting while driving! I only text at the red lights and stop signs. That's so much safer! ~snort~ Ya, I have a soon to be 15 year old who thinks he knows it all now. Can hardly wait for driver's ed with him...

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  16. Funny you should write about this, I can remember clearly giving my mom directions when I was in driver's training and she said, "i have been driving a lot longer than you and I do just fine so hush." Boy did I ever hush. I agree, your sweet Emily looks so young to be driving.

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  17. I think we all become experts once we learned and knew something..My daughter didn't get to drive until she was 18, so no hassle there for me :-)

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  18. I think I did this to my parents when I was in Driver's Ed...which only means that I'll get it back tenfold when Kyle learns how to drive...yay...

    Tell Emily that the "complete enough" stop is also called the South Philly Slide. It has a name, so it must be allowable ;)

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  19. Haha. I am on my second teen driver and now the oldest thinks she knows everything about driving and tells her brother everything he is doing wrong. It is comical...good luck!

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  20. I remember those days! Our daughter was very free with the advice/critique of our driving skills!

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  21. I am your newest follower from Jenny Matlock. My middle name is Helper. Please follow me as well. Thank you.

    The Disconnected Writer
    http://thedisconnectedwriter.blogspot.com/

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  22. Oh all the things I have to look forward to down the road with Gillian Grace! Can't wait 'til she can talk and critique my every move! Sounds so fun! ;)

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  23. I can NOT imagine that day! I bet it's so hard to believe she'll be driving !! Potty training is nothin compared to that !

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  24. I'm glad to know that soon-to-be-drivers are paying attention to the rules. :-)

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  25. Love it. Have you ever seen the Modern Family episode where Claire takes her oldest daughter driving? Check it out on Youtube.
    Most kids are eager to get behing the wheel when they are of legal age. My daughter doesn't seem all that interested. What's up with that?
    Now that the weather is getting colder and the snows have started, I'm not so sure that's a bad thing that she doesn't want to drive. I'd be too nervous.

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  26. this will totally be my daughter in a couple of years, she's already our resident safety cop ;-)
    Hey, at least her drivers ed course is thorough, right?!

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  27. I hate it when my son tells me how I should be driving! (Especially when he is wanting me to give him lifts!) Easy rule - If you don't like my driving...Walk!

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  28. Oh Jen. This wonderful link certainly brought back memories...and not all good...of teaching teenagers to drive.

    I wish they would always follow the 'rules' of life exactly. Her comments to you made me smile.

    Thanks for a sweet, sweet link to Alphabe-Thursday.

    This was one of my favorite posts so far.

    A++++++

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