Not the Cool Parent After All

[merriehaskell]

I really thought I was okay with my stepdaughter learning to drive. I am pro growing up in the most awesome ways possible--let's hit those important milestones on target, and also when the kid is comfortable! Not too early, not too late! No wishes for arrested development, no holding back a kid who already knows who she is--and no pushing the

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[captainblack]

LOL.

A certain someone might be amused at your recounting that, "she crawled into the driver's seat, pulling the seat forward ALL THE WAY"...

LOL I say. Again, I say LOL.

[katharine_b]

Oh god. I don't mean to laugh at your pain, but -- I actually went "HA" when I read the "terrier" bit. I have been trying (very desultorily) to learn to drive stick since we bought our crappy old Saab almost a year ago, and I may need to forward this to T. so that he can understand that he is not alone in experiencing being the only competent human in the car.

[merriehaskell]

Oh, I'm definitely laughing at myself, and would be disappointed if you all didn't join in.

[splash_the_cat]

I would find your freaking adorable out too, but I know I am seeing my future down the road, so will limit my mocking. :)

[merriehaskell]

You've got potty training to get through first. I think I can say to that: "be grateful it's only poop."

[ann1962]

I'm about 6 months from this, so I sympathize.

[asakiyume]

LOVED this. Driving with a llama. They are so pretty, with their big eyes and long necks, but behind the wheel? Yeah. And LOL capuchin monkey and raccoon!

Important child-training things, like toilet training and driving, I handle by closing my eyes and saying, "Okay, when I open my eyes, I want you to be toilet trained /driving safely, understood?"

[merriehaskell]

Llamas, right? I mean, I love llamas. But they are just not equipped to drive my car!