Leigh has a learner's permit

[kurt]

We just took our maiden voyage. :eek2: How about a preemptive prayer for new drivers and their parent teachers? :giveup:

[Gilk51]

been there, done that with boys.

moving Kurt & family to top of prayer list...

[kurt]

You might throw one in for the poor unsuspecting souls on the road too.

[scratch]

You're such a dad. And you can take that as a high compliment. :thumb:

[Chirpy]

You might throw one in for the poor unsuspecting souls on the road too.

+1 :mrgreen:

Oh wait, I'm in the area :eek2:

[jhansen]

Please take notes for those of us who have daughters/sons. Mine just turned 13. Already, she is planning/plotting her driving. Drivers ed to learn how. I Ain't Doing It!:giveup: I will however teach her to drive a clutch (94 Escort Wagon waiting in the wings for that) then a good school for the BRC. She has already said "ninjas are cool" :eek2: Heaven help me.:giveup:

[Hemibee]

We just took our maiden voyage. :eek2: How about a preemptive prayer for new drivers and their parent teachers? :giveup:

Been there, done that............Alex got his license in June. Did the parent taught drivers ed and made it thru it without taking up drinking.

[1TallTXn]

Good luck with all that!

<makes notes to avoid greater houston>

[Thermalser]

We just took our maiden voyage. :eek2: How about a preemptive prayer for new drivers and their parent teachers? :giveup:

Right there with ya, buddy!:eek2:

[WoodButcher]

Hope lessons are going well. I remember with my son that he was clueless about some things. Like having to keep your foot on the brake after you stop. He couldn't figure out why it wouldn't stay stopped. Or the time he spent 30 minutes berating my wife about how she didn't think he was a decent driver yet (still with his permit), then the next morning with me doing a ride along, he hits a parked car as he is trying to park. Oh well, he's 19 now and seems to be doing fine.

I hold out more hope for an easier time with my 13 year old daughter. She learned to ride a dirt bike first and seems to be very aware of what she is doing and what is going on around her. The boy learned to ride after driving.

[MCRyder]

I'm currently mentoring my 16 year old son in the wonderful ways of motorcycling. He'll be going on his first distance/big city traffic ride to the CW show in Fort Worth this Saturday. I'll trade you prayers :pray: :mrgreen:

[pub610]

Some of most fun times I can recall with my son came when he was learning to drive. I had an old beater of a pickup with a 3-speed manual transmission (does anyone even remember 3 in the tree?). whichever way you went from our house you ended up at a stop sign at the crest of a hill. What an absolute hoot. We never rolled backwards more than 20 or 30 yard, though. Treat it like an adventure; you'll BOTH remember it fondly.

[Valker]

I have parent taught 4 of my 5 kids so far. Last one will start next month. I have also taught 4 of them in the MSF course....I will not offer any comments past that!

[MCRyder]

Some of most fun times I can recall with my son came when he was learning to drive. I had an old beater of a pickup . . .

Mine was an '84 GMC half ton (auto trans) that had been relegated to ranch duty. Cameron started driving it around our 30 acres about age 8, he could barely see over the wheel. Before that he say in my lap and I let him steer. Taught him alot about braking, acceleration, positioning. He now has my '00 Dodge 2500 Cummins (manual) for his auto. Around our house if you could drive it (truck, tractor, Gator, riding lawnmower), Cameron was behind the wheel.

[solocodes]

Hey Kurt, have you given her a cell phone yet? Not really a challenge for a beginner unless they learn to change lanes on the freeway while chatting on a cell phone, drinking a latte' and doing makeup all at the same time.
I have mine convinced 18 is the age to learn to drive, so far, and move out of the house. We now play the game of sign recognition on long trips, to teach them the meanng.

[wildebube]

I've taught two of my three daughters and it wasn't so bad. I kind of enjoyed it really. But then again, my wife says I have nerves of steel...

[donroger1]

I required that my Daughters all learn to drive a standard in order to go on a "car date".

That way if Bubba misbehaved, they could leave him in the hills and drive his pickup home. :lol2:

You have my prayers :pray:

[1TallTXn]

Dad tought me. Mom wouldn't ride with me till I had my DL. Course I was driving most anything with wheels by the time I was 12. Including public streets.

good luck with the situation