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Ideal_Rock
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HELP!! I am a single mom of 4 and terrified of teaching my daughter to drive I have a 19 year old son but he was taught by a friend of mine who also did hours with him. She enjoyed it and I am very grateful for her!! That friend moved and now my 16 year old daughter is enrolled in drivers ed and in my state needs at least 50 hours of driving experience with an adult driver, and that means me!
I am terrified of getting hurt. I am the only person my kids have and if something happens to me and I get injured or killed they have nobody. Dramatic, sure but its the truth.
My daughter knows I'm scared but I will need to do this or she will never drive. And as if that's not scary enough, another of my kids is 14 so he is around to corner for driving.
So help calm me down! Any tips? Anyone want to slap me and tell me to just get over it?
I think part of the reason I'm so scared is I was in a really bad car accident a few years ago with my son in the car. Its amazing we were OK. Car totaled but we walked away fine. I am still haunted by it (not my fault, other driver lost their licence, didn't raise my insurance or give me any points on my licence). But still spooked me.
I am scared about her driving, but I am just as scared if not more scared to teach her. Its life skill she needs and I need to get over this quick!
I also think if I wasn't a single mom and my kids had someone besides me in their lives I would not be as scared but its pretty much just me and them (and friends) but no other family to fall back on.
I am terrified of getting hurt. I am the only person my kids have and if something happens to me and I get injured or killed they have nobody. Dramatic, sure but its the truth.
My daughter knows I'm scared but I will need to do this or she will never drive. And as if that's not scary enough, another of my kids is 14 so he is around to corner for driving.
So help calm me down! Any tips? Anyone want to slap me and tell me to just get over it?
I think part of the reason I'm so scared is I was in a really bad car accident a few years ago with my son in the car. Its amazing we were OK. Car totaled but we walked away fine. I am still haunted by it (not my fault, other driver lost their licence, didn't raise my insurance or give me any points on my licence). But still spooked me.
I am scared about her driving, but I am just as scared if not more scared to teach her. Its life skill she needs and I need to get over this quick!
I also think if I wasn't a single mom and my kids had someone besides me in their lives I would not be as scared but its pretty much just me and them (and friends) but no other family to fall back on.