Today my oldest son is 17 !!
I think he was hoping to see a car with a ribbon around it sitting in the driveway. Ummm NOT !
Yikes it's going fast, he will be a junior this year .. working on getting his license ( I will admit to slowing that process down as much as possible) and looking for a part time job to help fufill his dream of a car and to pay for his insurance.
Am I a mean Mom by requiring those two things ?
So many of the kids he goes to school with are not required to pay for their privilage to drive.
I on the other hand think it's important for them to do so, he on the other hand probably thinks those other parents are wayyyyyyy cooler than I am.
Chin up kid , it will all be worth it in the end :) (at least that's what my father told me)
In the meantime we have purchased him a ticket for a bus trip on August 31st to go with friends (along with us, his parents, but minus little bro) to one of the last NY Yankees games at their current stadium.
They are building a new one ?? Obviously I am clueless when it comes to sports drama.
He is a huge Yankees fan and he is really looking forward to going.
Happy Birthday to my #1 Son !
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Happy Birthday Erich!!
As you know, Rachel has her license. I will caution you ..... we went the route of paying for her insurance because we want her to focus on her grades. Our neighbors made their daughter get a job and pay for the car insurance etc. The kid's grades dropped and she barely got a 2.0.
I was raised like you Drama but I think times have changed. School is much more competitive and colleges are looking more closely at grades.
Naturally, it's your choice and I would NEVER boss YOU! 0_0
Great points MM and I agree with you too.
Last year I made Erich quit his job because the grades went down.
He will not be starting a new one until I see the first report card of this year.
Even then it will only be a weekend thing.
It puts his license on hold longer but that works for me :)
*SIGH*
Well....I tried Erich. You're mom's a tough cookie!!
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