I did this.....really.....
It was the first time Rebecca was going to be driving solo....with ALL of the children in the car with her....did I mention ALL of my prized possessions......did I mention it was her FIRST solo driving.....WITHOUT me there to keep her on track and safe.
So there we were. Rebecca waiting patiently for this first independent step. Me getting more nervous by the minute. Waiting for John to meet us to pick me up for a date. To calm myself, I decided to call a friend.
I was chatting with said friend when I realized that John might try to call to tell us where he was. So, I started looking for my cell phone. I looked in my purse. I looked in the little cubby hole in the vehicle that I liked to use. I looked on the floor thinking I might have dropped it after I used it.
I could not find it. I kept chatting and non-verbally demanding that Rebecca help me find me phone (only Mothers or children of Mothers or husbands of Mothers will understand what that looks like.) I smiled as I chatted. I scowled as I "spoke" to Rebecca to LOOK for the phone.....all the while she ignored me with a dumbfounded look on her face.
What was wrong with that child? And SHE expected me to let her drive my prized possessions home by herself?
I chatted and smiled some more....smoke started coming out of my ears as I searched frantically and DEMANDED (non-verbally) that Rebecca help me search......seriously....for five minutes this went on. Then.....
.......I found my phone...... I continued to smile and chat with my friend. I quickly ended the conversation, hung up, and looked sheepishly at my daughter....who was still looking at me dumbfoundedly before commenting.....
"And you are worried about ME driving by myself?"
She's a good driver. She will one day be a mother. I will laugh when she does this, too......
