Teenage Driving

              When someone says teenage driving most people want to run the other direction. This is because most people value their property, hard earned possessions, or in other words: their cars. Because of this we ask: what parent wants to let an inexperienced driver get behind the wheel of their "baby". Well the only solution is the parent(s) who care about the safety of their grand kids. That's right, if an adult cant trust their child to drive a car, how can they trust them to raise a child? Especially if they don't even know how to drive. You can teach someone to drive a car but you cant teach them to raise a child. Sure you can show them through examples but you have to let them do it themselves eventually.
               The problem with teenagers driving is that they're people and everyone knows people aren't perfect. But parents seem to forget that and so they already expect their child to be the best driver in the world. And then when the child screws up once the parent freaks out and just makes the whole situation worse. What should the parents response be then besides panic and stress? In times like this it's probably best to just try and speak in a calm, still small voice. Yelling just makes your blood start pumping even harder and therefore increases the chance of having a heart attack.
                Just because a parent might realize that their child isn't perfect contrary to their own beliefs, doesn't mean they shouldn't let their child learn how to drive. That's just a clear sign of saying that they care about their car more than their own family. And that probably makes them a hypocrite.
               "No music in the car!" "Don't ever think about touching the radio dial while you're behind the wheel." "Give me your phone, you can have it back when we get there."
These statements are all for safety but why lie to yourself? A parent should realize that their child will not listen to those rules when they're off on their own. An adult can definitely suggest and encourage but it's just too much to ask if they force their child to do something and usually just ends up in rebellion.
                 If a parent doesn't want them to ruin their "baby", then buy them their own "baby"! It's as simple as that. No one said it had to be brand new or even have air conditioning. There is a huge difference between needs and wants.
                 In conclusion I'd like to say that being a hypocrite doesn't help anyone out and we may not realize it but we all have someone out there looking up to us and watching our every move so if we just keep that in mind we can make a huge difference in everyone's life including our own. So when you laugh at the fact that people pick their noses at stoplights take a good look in your rear view mirror next time you're at one!