mrscatinthehat
Seussical
easy child took drivers ed a while back. Of course it is a private guy and some other guys that teach with him. She passed the class with flying colors but didn't pass the driving test.
When I talked to him at the time he got very snobbish with me and didn't want to answer my questions. I just wanted to know what she needed to work on. He told me she knew and she needed more confidence. I asked several more times and got the same response everytime. Well easy child was not comfortable with this man. She couldn't and still can't tell me why she just isn't comfortable driving with him.
So moving forward to now. She has a job going to be starting and in the spring she will need to go from the high school to the college. I really don't want to drive her the whole time as it just isn't a good thing economically not to mention if I have to work.
So I called the DOT and they said that all he had to do was give her the certificate of completion and specify on that that she needs to pass a driving test and it would be fine. I called him and asked for it.
Guess what he said no. I got snarky instantly with him. He asked why I waited so long etc. Well, I tried to talk to you at the time and you wouldn't give me any answers. Of course he denies all of that. Can you say I wanted to reach through the phone and smack that man?
So I change my tactics in mid rant. Ok, so how will we resolve this? I asked him. I think I through him off because I was completely different at that point. He says he will give her another driving test on Sat the 23 and then if she passes she can get the paper. I told him that was fine except that doesn't solve the problem that my daughter isn't comfortable with him. Well, he says I don't know what to tell you I have taught thousands of kids. And then he adds I am not an Ogre. I had to stifle the comment I wanted to make on that one.
So easy child is at my moms at the moment and I called to see how she is doing and share the information with her. Well she blew a gasket. Told me that she just would walk everywhere she needed to go. OH no you will not. was my response. Things did not end well.
Now I realize some of this is my fault. I don't normally push her too hard if she is uncomfortable with something and so now she thinks if it gets hard just walk away. Now that will work with some things but blast it not everything. She promised me that she would work on this when she came home from her dads. Well this is our one opportunity for it to get resolved. She can not tell me exactly what the problem with him is but I tell you what getting her to drive has been like pulling teath since she got done. My step dad has been making her drive a couple times as well as my mom while she is visiting them. And I will make her drive from the time she gets home til the test.
We even already have the car for her in the back.
First I deal with snarky jerk, then snarky teen. Ughhhhhh.
I know some people would say that I should let it go and not make her but I paid for this class and it wasn't cheap and we had full discussions at the time about it.
There isn't enough room in my head right now for anyone else to **** me off so I hope for anyone else sake (husband better beware) that no one decideds to annoy me.
beth
When I talked to him at the time he got very snobbish with me and didn't want to answer my questions. I just wanted to know what she needed to work on. He told me she knew and she needed more confidence. I asked several more times and got the same response everytime. Well easy child was not comfortable with this man. She couldn't and still can't tell me why she just isn't comfortable driving with him.
So moving forward to now. She has a job going to be starting and in the spring she will need to go from the high school to the college. I really don't want to drive her the whole time as it just isn't a good thing economically not to mention if I have to work.
So I called the DOT and they said that all he had to do was give her the certificate of completion and specify on that that she needs to pass a driving test and it would be fine. I called him and asked for it.
Guess what he said no. I got snarky instantly with him. He asked why I waited so long etc. Well, I tried to talk to you at the time and you wouldn't give me any answers. Of course he denies all of that. Can you say I wanted to reach through the phone and smack that man?
So I change my tactics in mid rant. Ok, so how will we resolve this? I asked him. I think I through him off because I was completely different at that point. He says he will give her another driving test on Sat the 23 and then if she passes she can get the paper. I told him that was fine except that doesn't solve the problem that my daughter isn't comfortable with him. Well, he says I don't know what to tell you I have taught thousands of kids. And then he adds I am not an Ogre. I had to stifle the comment I wanted to make on that one.
So easy child is at my moms at the moment and I called to see how she is doing and share the information with her. Well she blew a gasket. Told me that she just would walk everywhere she needed to go. OH no you will not. was my response. Things did not end well.
Now I realize some of this is my fault. I don't normally push her too hard if she is uncomfortable with something and so now she thinks if it gets hard just walk away. Now that will work with some things but blast it not everything. She promised me that she would work on this when she came home from her dads. Well this is our one opportunity for it to get resolved. She can not tell me exactly what the problem with him is but I tell you what getting her to drive has been like pulling teath since she got done. My step dad has been making her drive a couple times as well as my mom while she is visiting them. And I will make her drive from the time she gets home til the test.
We even already have the car for her in the back.
First I deal with snarky jerk, then snarky teen. Ughhhhhh.
I know some people would say that I should let it go and not make her but I paid for this class and it wasn't cheap and we had full discussions at the time about it.
There isn't enough room in my head right now for anyone else to **** me off so I hope for anyone else sake (husband better beware) that no one decideds to annoy me.
beth