Re: The joys of parenthood...

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Thu Aug 25 2005 - 15:10:08 EDT


On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 david.clement@verizon.net wrote:

> When my oldest boy was learning to drive I could tell right away that he wasn't
> going to treat my vehicles with the same respect and care I did so to save my
> sanity I gave him his own car when he got his license.
>
> The deal was I would take care of the maintainece and repairs while they were
> still in school but he had to earn enough money for gas and insurance. Then to
> put some bite into the NO when he wanted one of our cars we didn't add
> insurance coverage for him so legally he couldn't drive them.
>
> Best thing I ever did! He had 7 fender benders in the course of the first year
> he had his license.

holy crap.

I hope I don't have to share the road with him. at least I'll run him
over if he gets in my way, good thing the others turned out as well.

--
mikem, unforgiving of inattentive and unskilled drivers....



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