Driving has become my personal shame. I have my license after a 3 year struggle starting my senior year in high school and finally ending in the old saybrook dmv, May 18, 2011. When everybody joked about how old i was and didn't have a licese, I would laugh along with everyone else, but inwardly looked forward to the day when they wouldn't be able to make fun of me anymore. But, it gets worse. After finally getting my license, I have been to afraid to actually drive on my own. I still have to bum a ride of my grandparents or mom or dad. I am really tired of having to ask. Its embarrassing to be almost 21 and still having to be chauffered around like a little kid. Not to mention, having to deal with the inconvience to everyone around me. I drove once by myself. it was only about half a mile but it was the longest one in my life. I felt terrified as if a familiar road that I had driven on with someone in the car with me had suddenly transformed into a huge mountain. However, I am finally done with it. Jon is going to have to start carpooling with his millstone buddies. Septembe 2, when i start my new job at DEB, I will be driving myself to my job in my truck. So wish me luck. I have to push myself to do this until i will finally be independent and able to go whereever I want, when I want. When I started driving school (way back in high school with the unfortunate Mr. Click), my mom taught me "THE Driving Song". it goes: you start to live when you learn to drive, you start to have fun where you used to have none. Make your life complete take the driver seat.." and I can never remember the end. She likes to sing it in order to allegedly "Motivate me to drive". I think she likes to sing the song too. September 2 opens a whole new world for me, and shuts the door on a lot of "Driving Miss Graci" jokes.
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