but mom....

But mom…

 

 

 

The silence between my mom and me was awkward while I sat in the drivers seat and she sat in the passenger’s seat of the family van. Well it was awkward until I suddenly burst out laughing. Though my mom looked over with an angry look. Apparently she didn’t think any of this was funny.

We were sitting in an empty parking lot with the front end of the van part way wrapped around a stop sign. We had hit a stop sign during my driving lessons. I was only sixteen so you can imagine how she was feeling about then. There was no one else around though, we had chosen the empty parking lot for a reason it seemed. Looking at this though I was glad no one else was there. It was embarrassing and someone else could have been hurt.

“What are you laughing at???” she freaked, “you just rammed a stop sign! I told your father you were too young to start lessons, but nooooo, ‘we should let him now. He may never learn if we don’t and it will be good for him’. Yeah, well, dumb idea! Looked what happened!” “Mom…” I tried to interrupt. “And our insurance rates and…” “Mom.” I tried again and she still rambled on. “And then the damage to the car and the sign…” “MOM!!!” I yelled.

“What!” she yelled back, more out of surprise than anger and annoyance. “Its ok,” I said still laughing, “we were only going like ten miles and hour and its just more of a dent to the hood.”

“Well it doesn’t matter about all that. What if we were going faster or people were around or it you would have hit something else or been injured or…” there she went again. I waited a moment for her to finish her panic rant against me.

“And YOU suddenly took the wheel and suddenly cut it so I wouldn’t hit a little rubber cone and then you drove us into the stop sign.” I interrupted once more since she didn’t shut up and kept on.

We both looked at each other in another moment of awkward silence. She didn’t know what to say to that. Then we simultaneously burst out laughing. See, now she thought it was funny! And at least I wasn’t in trouble this time. Then the air bags went off on us…ouch…..

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[~Mary Ann~]

Oh this is funny! LOL.... I didn't expect it... what happened! I won't leave it in the review and spoil it for your readers... but that cracks me up. :) Teen drivers are a parent's worst nightmare! My family members who have teens are very thankful for driving schools!

Thanks for sharing your story... great chuckle ink! :)