More About Learning to Drive

A couple of weeks ago it was raining pretty hard on a Sunday afternoon, so I decided to take the girls to drive in the rain. There wasn't much traffic, so I thought we'd probably be safe. (We were.) Daughter A got to go first. We ran to the car. She started it up; pulled out of the driveway and said, "Can the windshield wipers go any faster? I can't see anything." They couldn't, so I just told her to take it slow and easy. We meandered through the neighborhood with her complaining about having to drive. My girls NEVER complain about that. They BEG to drive at any opportunity. When we got home, DA ran in and sent DB out - I stayed dry in the car. DB turned on the car; pulled out of the driveway and said, "Can the windshield wipers go any faster? I can't see anything." Again they were going as fast as they could, so I just told her to take it slow and easy. Again we meandered through the neighborhood with her complaining about having to drive.

Sometimes it seems like I live each new experience twice - once with DA and again with DB. It gives me the opportunity to try things out and fix them with the second child. I just have to make sure I alternate who goes first.