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My teenagers aren't going to driver EVER.
So two kids at the high school were in a car crash by our house over the weekend, crashed their car head on into oncoming traffic, hit trees, and burst into flames. The story going around is they burned to death. The newspaper article just says they were DOA. Buffy just knew who they were, but they were very good friends and next door neighbors of her friend, who is of course traumatized. I'm not sure if Spike knew them - but they were his age. It's so so so so so so so so scary. Buffy and I have been fighting all day because I won't let her sixteen year old friend drive her to school, even though it's against the law for her friend to drive other kids for one year. She doesn't get it. But as a parent, I do. I get that those parents will never see their sons ever again, and will have the image of them possibly being burned alive forever with them. I couldn't live with that. I'm telling you right now, if something happens to either of my kids, I won't make it. When I drive with Spike, it's not (usually) his driving that scares me - it's the other drivers that go past us doing 80 on the 40mph road. Spike doesn't have the reflexes yet to get out of the way or even notice those drivers headed toward him yet. That is what scares me to death. I don't know how parents actually give up and say "Here, here's your license. Be careful." I'm going to worry myself sick every minute he's gone. It's just horribly depressing. I can't stand thinking about what those parents are going through. I don't know how they are getting through it. Or how anyone gets through it. I'm telling you all right now, I couldn't do it. I can barely deal with my stupid sick cat. Posted by Pischina at June 4, 2007 10:58 PMComments
This is why I'm so glad that Thing 1 has been so slow to get his driver's license. Man. How can I ever let my kids go out the door?!!! Posted by: Kathy at June 5, 2007 5:44 AMI thought there were rules about kids under 18 not being allowed to drive other kids? Anyway, I totally agree with you. The problem with teenagers is that they're brains are so busy with the hormone stuff they part of the brain that understands consequences for their actions is not working so great. They take stupid risks that barely even register as a risk to their hormone addled brain. I say Buffy can roller skate to school if she needs to get their faster. Posted by: Catie at June 5, 2007 7:46 AMI'm so sorry for the families of those boys. I'm with you on the teenagers driving thing. Thank goodness here in Ontario we have the graduated drivers program. It doesn't stop tradgedies like that one, but it does reduce them a bit. Stories like that are what makes me still worry to death about my kids being out late at night. They aren't teens anymore, but still, there are plenty of drunk/bad/scary drivers out on the road and there's nothing we can do about it. How awful for those kids' families. There was a horrible accident down here a few weeks ago where a semi truck smashed into a minivan. The mom was the driver, grandma was the front seat passenger, and three beautiful little kids were strapped in their carseat/booster seats in the backseat. All the kids died. I can't even imagine how life is for the parents who lost all three of their children that day. I wouldn't want to be here. For sure. Posted by: catherine at June 5, 2007 9:30 AMNot sure if you (or Scott) will recall the Fourth of July accident that occurred in Boulder Creek about ten or eleven years ago ... teens drinking and hot-rodding in a car that hit a tree and burst into flames. Three kids were killed, another was left with horrible scars and without any fingers ... and the drunken driver, who survived without injury, was eventually sent to prison. He got out a few years ago, and is back in again - drunk driving. A life ruined, no doubt. One of the kids who was killed was an amzing young man - he was our neighbor ... and the effect on my two daughters (who were 14 and 11 at the time) has been that they will NEVER drive after drinking, or get in a car with anyone who has even had a single drink. The girls are adults now, and they still remember that hideous day we all found out our friend and neighbor, David, was gone. So, maybe the accident you are dealing with will have a silver lining, in that it is a lesson your children can learn without having to go through it. I'm sorry you seem to have so much on your plate right now ... Posted by: leslie at June 5, 2007 1:35 PMPost a comment
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