Write a poem inspired by the last conversation you had with your child
I slide out from behind the wheel… I think I am going to be ill…
He gets in & adjusts the seat … His expression makes it clear he thinks this is neat!
I buckle in tight … the inside of my cheek I begin to bite!
He puts the vehicle into gear… and smiles to himself over my fear.
Out onto the road he drives… I think I am breaking out in hives.
The first stop sign is not far… I almost go through the windshield of the car.
HUG THE CENTER LINE… YOU ARE DOING JUST FINE
Im screaming and I know it… it was only yesterday he got his first zit!
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY … PLEASE DRIVE MORE SLOWLY
He begins to get a feel for the road… he is in now in driving mode
I let him park in the driveway… that was enough for one day!
“Mom you are the best!” … He smiled and beamed with pride.
“Son, Let’s give driving a rest”… That was the day I almost died.
fin.
I wonder if driving lessons give all parents heart attacks lol! My mom, who drove a big rig for decades and who taught others how to drive them, refused to teach me. It was 2 weeks before I turned 16 before a friend’s dad took the situation in hand and gave me my first lesson. Then Mom took me out after that…on to the interstate…and the yelling caused an accident. I was traumatized and said I was never going to drive on the highway again. Unfortunately for me, we lived in the sticks and to get anywhere, I was getting on the highway LOL!
Now she prefers to let me drive – I’m calmer than she is and she likes to pay attention to the scenery.
Bahahaha! okay seriously! I am leaving the highway driving to a paid instructor… We were in a below 25 mph neighborhood!
that was wonderful. I think it is amazing how every stage of a child’s life is an adventure.
LOL! Thanks for reading! He is definitely an adventure.
Oh, Lordy, that’s a terrifying image. Several years from that, at least.
Bahahaha! enjoy your sanity until then 🙂
I can laugh at this because my son is only 4. My day will come one day…
Faster than you can imagine … It comes! Thanks for stopping by!
Wow, your poem had my heart pounding… Just a few years before I have to start teaching my oldest child. Eeeep!
Lol my kiddo is awesome… But man I miss my baby.
Love it! My oldest just got her permit, so I feel this. 🙂
We will go grey together!
I’m not ready. I’M NOT READY!!!
ME EITHER!
I’m so in love with this poem! My son is 19 and my daughter is turning 16 this week and taking her driver’s test. Oh, how I wish they still had driver’s ed in schools! Or maybe we should trade driving lessons with our friends and their kids? I would probably be calmer with someone else’s kid in the car than I am with my own.
Oh totally! Or… I would do better letting my son drive someone elses car! LOL