Backseat driver

Backseat driver

August 31, 2010

It’s funny how things keep coming full circle for me, as a parent.

First, there was all the obsessive baby-proofing that went into getting our home ready for our first child. It was all about making sure our soon-to-arrive baby would be safe.

Then, she actually came into our world, and we have continued to try to ensure her safety at all times, just like all good parents do for their kids.

It seems like I blinked my eyes and suddenly she is almost 4 years old, sitting in the backseat instructing me on safety, by telling me how NOT to drive.

Any time I punch the HEMI in my vehicle as the stoplight flickers green — creating a brief and oh so sweet ROAR of the engine — I hear this warning from the backseat:

Don’t go TOO fast, Daddy. You might get a TICKET!!!

I’m guessing Mommy taught her that. I tell ya. Women. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em.

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