My son is 22 years old and still doesn't have a driver's license. He was never adamant on getting his license as a teenager because he tells us that he had driving anxiety. His father attempted to teach him how to drive when he was 18, but he still wasn't ready. And he stated that he didn't like driving with him because he felt like he was impatient and not a good teacher.He has recently been working at his first job for the past 6 months. He just started working full-time this month. He started out part-time. He is taking a break from school to get some work experience and to work on his General Anxiety which he is currently in therapy for.He decided that he finally wants to work on getting his driver's license. He was going to a driving school in our area when he was working part-time. He had 15 45 minute lessons that he paid for. He went on his off days. He would take Uber because no one was available to take him because we were at work.Now that he's working Monday-Friday, the driving school doesn't offer weekend lessons. There are no schools in our area that does lessons on the weekends. He found a school downtown that offers weekend lessons and they have perfect reviews. Downtown is kind of a distance from where we live.He stated that he wants more lessons and he's not yet ready to take his road test. He wants to start going to this new driving school downtown every weekend. However, he insists that he wants to go on his own.I ask him, "How are you going to get there?" He says, "I'll take Uber." I was like, "Why are you going to spend $15.00 there and back for one hour just to go to driving school? Why don't you just have your Dad take you for free? Why are you going to go to a new driving school, why don't you just book your road test?"He says, "This is something I want to do on my own. I want to go to this new driving school. I'm not ready for my road test yet. I plan to go every weekend until I feel ready for my test. The lessons are $50.00 for one hour. I don't mind paying for Uber there and back. I am working full-time hours and I am budgeting."I say, "Don't waste all your money. Be smart about this."I also tell him, "Why don't you have your Dad teach you how to drive?" He tells me, "I don't want to drive with him."I just think my son is being stupid. Why is he going to spend all this money to get to downtown and back on Uber when someone can take him for free and all this money on driving lessons when his Dad or me can teach him.Don't you guys think my son is being very naive? How can I convince him that he doesn't need to do this.tl;dr: My son doesn't want anyone to take him to this new driving school or teach him how to drive. I am getting irritated with him because I feel like he is wasting his money. I don't want him to spend all this money on Uber and the driving lessons. I am trying to tell him that one of us can take you for free and teach you how to drive. But he says he wants to be independent and do this on his own. What do you guys think about this? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/36Q20RI
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