I’m teaching my third child to drive. It’s making me crazy. Certifiable. Nuts. I don’t remember it being this hard with the boys. In honor of this special bit of parenting craziness, I’m posting a list from my fourth book, I’ve Had It Up To Here With Teenagers. Feel free to yuk it up at my expense. As usual.
Straight From The Mouths of Teenage Drivers:
1. “I’m not speeding! I’m going exactly the speed limit!”
2. “That dent was already there.”
3. “I’m not too close.”
4. “That car needs to stay out of my lane.”
5. “I know what to do. You told me that a hundred times already.”
6. “I did come to a complete stop.”
7. “This is harder than it looks.”
8. “That was close!”
9. “Merging is hard.”
10. “I forgot about crosswalks.”
11. “I’m never going to parallel park, so I don’t need to practice that.”
12. “You don’t have to yell at me!”
13. “Sorry. Is that going to be expensive?”
14. “I drove well this time. Didn’t I, Mom? You didn’t throw up once.”
melindaraineythompson 
I can’t imagine teaching m son to drive. We are batting heads playing baseball. 13 and 14 made me laugh.
Oh, we’ve done years and years of baseball, too. Football. Basketball. Cheerleading. Show choir. You name it. We’ve done it. Love knowing I have fellow travelers.
I just coached my son’s team and wrote about it (http://larrydbernstein.com/lessons-learned-coaching-little-league/). It was easier doing that than coaching him – less arguing. I am not sure I could handle all the activities you mentioned.
Hi Melinda! I’m Heather and I was wondering if you would be willing to answer a quick question about your blog! If you could email me at Lifesabanquet1(at)gmail(dot)com I would greatly appreciate it!
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