Growing pains…I am feeling ’em! Why? Our baby drove on I-95 for the very first time tonight. (I was in the car with her.) She drove from our house all the way down to her school off of Okeechobee Blvd. at 6:15 pm. Traffic was moderate. She did great, but…yikes! For those of you who live in South Florida (or anywhere along the east coast of the United States) you know what I mean when I say she drove on I-95.
The growing pains I speak of are mine…teaching her to drive and letting her fly away is the most difficult thing to do. For those of you who have been through this agony, please give me some advice! I feel like I am being irresponsible if I allow her to get in a car and drive away by herself.
In Florida, you can obtain your permit when you turn 15 and you are eligible for your license when you turn 16. In our family, we decided that 16 is way too young! There are so many crazy drivers on the road!
I keep telling myself that I am serving her best interest by teaching her how to drive and then allowing her to drive off on her own. I just don’t know how to get through it! Help, please. Please, please, please.
How did you get through it? Did you feel irresponsible? I feel like nothing I am doing with my time is more important that I can’t take the time to drive my kids where they need to be. But I can’t chauffeur them around forever, right?
Oh dear. I don’t even want to think about when my kids come to that point in their lives.
My DH got his DL when he was 14!!!! Is that crazy, or what???!