I flat out told my mom her backseat driving makes me angry and nervous.

It's more stressful for the first time driver than for the passenger who is supposed to be calmly teaching them.

My mom also freaked out way too much when I first started driving. It made me so nervous that I didn't even want to continue sometimes.

This sounds just like my dad, he was constantly freaking out about what I did wrong without providing help or telling me when I did anything right.

This is why it took me so long to get my license. My mom is a panicky person. I barely used my learner's permit for a while because she always made me nervous. My dad wasn't much better. It wasn't until my grandfather, who had a lot of experience teaching teens to drive and could stay totally calm, stepped in to teach me that I actually learned. If you can't be calm and helpful when teaching a teen to drive, I would suggest Driver's Ed or finding someone else, because your nerves ain't helping the new driver's.

The obvious sarcasm flew way over people's heads.

In Mom's defense, "don't crash into cars" truly is excellent driving advice. I've seen far too many people on the road whose moms obviously never taught them this.

yes because its safe to drive with ear plugs in. I hope you never drive.

Although I agree, according to statistics deaf people are better drivers than non dead people. Don't believe me? Google.

25 - but deaf people are trained to use their other senses more and are use to it, so your study doesnt apply to regular non deaf people.

No effing shit, dead people can't drive- I hope you never drive...

Yeah, all one person saying that at the time of this posting. Not that you're wrong, but seriously? That's what the reply button is for.

The first time I got into the drivers seat, my mom did the sign of the cross

@22 You mean the father, son, and holy spirit. A lot of people call it the "chest cross thing," but that's not what it is.

@48 Actually it is called making the sign of the cross, but when you do it you say "in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

#53 *insert whip noise here*

In many places in the US, before obtaining a driver's license, you need X hours of driving experience with a permit, which you can only do with an adult "instructor." Even without reading this FML it's safe to assume that the heavily populated and relatively liberal CA would have such a regulation