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Tough day. Very tough day. But to explain, you guys need some backround info.... I've been taking Drivers Ed (scary!) - this along with several other scary things are the direct fault of my wonderful cousin Aaron.
Well, today was my first in-car lesson. Keeping in mind that the ONLY time I've been behind the wheel was the ONE time my mom let me drive around an empty parking lot while not being allowed to hit the gas. It was very, very, very (did I mention VERY) SCARY!!!!! After an hour of observation (not scary) I got to drive (scary). Given that I'm quite short, I needed to sit on a pillow to see high enough (embarrassing, but not scary yet) Then, the instructor (evil!) told me to make a 3-point turn (very scary and evil, especially for a first-timer) I did, with some help and a lot of hesitation. Anyway, we dropped of the other student and it was just him and me (scary). He took me through winding, hilly roads, an extreamly busy street and the narrow, poorly designed roads of Marblehead [a little town in the area]. What he didn't realize (stupid man!) was that I was quite uncomfortable *COUGHunderstatmentCOUGH*. Well, he had me pull into a parking lot so he could run into Starbucks to get some coffee [and use the bathroom] (very, very stupid man!!!). Leaving me alone in the car was beyond dumb for the simple reason that it gave me time to think. It occured to me that I was so uncomfortable that I really didn't want to drive again. Ever. So, when the poor stupid man came back to the car I told him. He didn't quite get it at first (stupid, stupid man) and he ended up getting me upset...very upset (Damn it I ended up crying!!!! Oh well, at least it was just him and me). And afterwards, with him driving, he kept trying to get me to talk...not a good idea. So we picked up the next student and they took me home...but when I got out of the car, so did the stupid man. He wanted to reassure me that he took me on too difficult a route and he should have taken it easier on me. He also added that my next lesson [I'm not so sure that there will be a next lesson] would be private (I guess that's so if I lose it again there won't be witnesses) and he'll take it easy.
All of this before lunch! ((I would have posted this sooner but I needed time to calm myself and gather my thoughts)) I'm getting oddly tempted to send a copy of this to Aaron...maybe he'll be nicer about forcing me to do scary things...but I doubt I will
Well, today was my first in-car lesson. Keeping in mind that the ONLY time I've been behind the wheel was the ONE time my mom let me drive around an empty parking lot while not being allowed to hit the gas. It was very, very, very (did I mention VERY) SCARY!!!!! After an hour of observation (not scary) I got to drive (scary). Given that I'm quite short, I needed to sit on a pillow to see high enough (embarrassing, but not scary yet) Then, the instructor (evil!) told me to make a 3-point turn (very scary and evil, especially for a first-timer) I did, with some help and a lot of hesitation. Anyway, we dropped of the other student and it was just him and me (scary). He took me through winding, hilly roads, an extreamly busy street and the narrow, poorly designed roads of Marblehead [a little town in the area]. What he didn't realize (stupid man!) was that I was quite uncomfortable *COUGHunderstatmentCOUGH*. Well, he had me pull into a parking lot so he could run into Starbucks to get some coffee [and use the bathroom] (very, very stupid man!!!). Leaving me alone in the car was beyond dumb for the simple reason that it gave me time to think. It occured to me that I was so uncomfortable that I really didn't want to drive again. Ever. So, when the poor stupid man came back to the car I told him. He didn't quite get it at first (stupid, stupid man) and he ended up getting me upset...very upset (Damn it I ended up crying!!!! Oh well, at least it was just him and me). And afterwards, with him driving, he kept trying to get me to talk...not a good idea. So we picked up the next student and they took me home...but when I got out of the car, so did the stupid man. He wanted to reassure me that he took me on too difficult a route and he should have taken it easier on me. He also added that my next lesson [I'm not so sure that there will be a next lesson] would be private (I guess that's so if I lose it again there won't be witnesses) and he'll take it easy.
All of this before lunch! ((I would have posted this sooner but I needed time to calm myself and gather my thoughts)) I'm getting oddly tempted to send a copy of this to Aaron...maybe he'll be nicer about forcing me to do scary things...but I doubt I will