Today, I found out that my mom has been deliberately forgetting to help me practice my driving. It's not because the insurance will go up once I pass the test, she doesn't want my 14 year-old sister to feel left behind. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my mom scolded me for not taking driving lessons already. This comes a few days after she told me that, "Allowing teenagers to drive is just another way of thinning out the gene pool". FML
Today, I took my road test. I'd never had driver's training and my mom taught me how to drive. I failed the test so badly, and when I got home my mom admitted to having taught me how to drive completely wrong because she didn't want me to get my license as she thinks I'm too young. I'm 18. FML
Today, my mom was driving with my brothers and sister in the back seat. She was turned around talking to us, when my sister told my mom that she missed the light. She ran it, then screamed at us about not paying attention and noticing your surroundings. FML
Today, my mother won't let me intern at a prestigious college, working with graduate students and professors, and being paid, because she doesn't want to drive me. FML
Today, my mom changed her mind about driving me to a job interview because she wants to attend a meeting at a church she told me she'd never go back to, full of people she hates. I can't drive because she refuses to teach me how. There's no public transportation. FML
Today, my mom's boss reversed into my parked car. She expects me to say that it's my fault so she doesn't have her insurance increase. FML
Today, I found out my mother drives my car. I was okay with it; I don't use it all the time and she's my mother. However, I was not okay with the multiple speeding tickets that came through in the post. "You're the registered keeper, so why should I pay?" FML
Today, I went driving for the first time with my mom. When she wasn't screaming, she gave great advice like, "Stop at the red light" and "Don't crash into cars". I need to drive 50 hours with her. FML
Today, my mom offered to drive us into the city after Christmas. I told her months ago that I wasn't getting in a car she was driving, because I don't trust her not to secretly drink and drive. I guess she either forgot or didn't think I meant it. Now I have to tell her again, two days before flying down there. FML
Today, my mom drove my car and had to make a U-turn on a narrow street. Instead of slowing down, she sped up to turn, running off the road and denting my car. To make things worse, she blamed me for not giving her good directions, then followed that up with, "It's not that bad." FML
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Top comments
lucythomson 23
My best advice is to find someone else to practise with, it's not your fault you mum wants to keep you and your younger sister at, kind of, the same age. Try to find someone who won't want to keep you back, maybe you can even give you sister rides once you complete your test :)
aimbug 42
Sorry Op. Your mum's logic sucks. Use your determination to find someone else to teach you and I'm sure you'll have your licence in no time.
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Comments (27)
Tomryan279 10
If your mom has sisters she might be doing what was done in her household
Inkoseh 33
Find someone else. Ask a Family friend/friend to help out. I never got to practice with my mom, I worked at 16 and paid for Driver Ed Classes. I had to work anyways as my mom said my part of the car insurance is my responsibility. (As it should be!)
General_Cool 24
I'm 14 and drive...
anonymous198913 26
OP probably lives in a different area. Some places let kids drive at 14.5, others at 15, and others at 15.5. Just consider yourself really lucky
Dale_shackleford 13
Unless he's in Wyoming he probably means that he doesn't do it legally. Me and most people I know learned how to drive before we actually got our permits.
MadJessTic 29
I feel your pain OP... My father used to do the same type of 'parenting' with me and my 5 years younger sister...
anonymous198913 26
That's ridiculous. Your 14 year old sister won't feel left behind for long, and it's more important to let you drive than it than it is too "hurt her feelings." She'll get over it, especially when she starts driving (which will happen really soon, anyways).
concorde_fml 6
My parents did that. I didn't get an allowance raise until my brother was old enough to get it too. Drivers license, cell phone, laptop, car, etc...
Theater_Chef_3 30
I was 14 when my sister was 16 and I never felt jealous she could drive and I couldn't, if anything it made me excited to be able to start driving soon.
soulreaper12296 28
Can you find someone else to drive with? Like another relative or even a friend's parent.
RoseLich 17
My mother refused to teach me to drive, because she didn't get her license until 30, and "girls don't need to drive anywhere, there are men for that." My dad got his license taken away, and never misses a day to tell me to learn to drive. So, FYL, FYL, FYL, you have all my empathy.
Planking_potato 24
I can kind of understand where you are coming from OP. My sister and I are a year apart and we are both learning to drive. My older sister for a while was the only one they would teach how to drive because she got her learners permit first and it was hard to teach us both. Maybe tell your mum that if you get your licence first she would have more time to teach your little sister or maybe you can drive her around from time to time?