All you parents know.. Nothing... I repeat... Nothing .. is better than being Mom or Dad.  I mean what can ever compare with the first time you hear the word .. Mom? .. or Dad?  Exactly...nothing!
       You parents also know that being a parent is not for the faint of heart.  Especially the parents of a teen!  I vividly recall the crazy s%#t I did as a teenager.  No wonder we parents get gray hair!
Now I'm talking specifically about crazyness in a car.  You Dads know exactly what I'm talkin' about.  You may never discuss your past vehicular escapades with your spouse or children but you do know what I'm talking about- right?  Well, not too long ago my third boy started driving.  Cool.  But..
When he drove away from the curb and down the street I got the strangest, most uncomfortable feeling in my gut.  You know the one?  Yeah, that one.  Will he be ok?  Where's he going?  How fast is he going?  Will he drive safely?  He wouldn't do the crazy stuff that I did, would he?  Yeah, that's about the time it all comes back to haunt you.
So this is the spot a lot of us find ourselves in.  We all want our kids to do well in school and at some point get a job and find their own way.   With a little oversight from us of course.  Naturally the first thing our kids mention is how much a car would improve their chances of being on time to school and work.  And naturally we figure that's true to a point.  So naturally, we help them get a car.  And naturally we figure that if we helped them get a car then it's also our job to make sure they drive responsibly, right?  Hey it is our job to watch out for them.  I got your back and all that?  When they took their first steps, didn't you stay close enough to catch them if they fell?  I did too.  And when they started kindergarten didn't you watch them walk all the way into school?  Me too.
  So how come we can't try to help them ease into the responsibility of operating 5,000 pounds of steel and glass?!  Are you kidding me?!!