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Unfor­tu­nately for my par­ents, I was a fear­less teenager.  I thought I could do any­thing with no con­se­quences.  Now, they didn’t raise me that way, but nevertheless…that was me.

Just in dri­ving alone, my record is:

~At 14 I was dri­ving my boyfriend’s Thun­der­bird. At night.  With­out my glasses.

~Failed my dri­vers licenses 3 times (the first attempt, I went drove on the wrong side of the road with on com­ing traf­fic.  I’ve never heard a grown mad scream so loud.)

~Side­swipped a parked truck (on the wrong side of the road.…again) after only hav­ing my licenses for 2 months.  It was hard to see the truck with my head under the dash­board.

~A few years later, I totalled my brand new car 2 months after dri­ving it off the show­room floor.

Maybe I watched a lit­tle too much Dukes of Haz­zard.  Dunno.  But I do know I have a son that will be JUST like me when he starts dri­ving.  And he’s enthralled with cars.

That’s why I checked out the web­site Imtellingmom.net.  It’s really not bad of an idea.  It’s a dri­ving safety pro­gram for  teenage dri­vers.  Basi­cally you sign up ($7.95/month) and they’ll send you a spe­cial­ized decal for the back of the car that gives a num­ber that other dri­vers can call to report either good or bad driving…specifically for your teen. 

Not entirely sure if it would work, but I’m think­ing it sure would help.  Their stats are scary, but true.  I’d love to talk to a par­ent that is using their services.

I’ve got quite a ways to go before Grem­lin drives(of course, HE’S the one I’m talk­ing about), but I fig­ure I’d bet­ter get used to saftey issues with him now.  I stopped on TVLand the other day to watch the old Dukes of Haz­zard (LOVE YOU , LUKE DUKE!!!!!) and you should’ve seen that boy’s eyes when Bo and Luke did one of their famous jumps with the Gen­eral Lee.  There’s no hope for that boy.