Warning – pathetic whining ahead.
I’ve been taking driving lessons on and off for around 10 years now. I’m on my third instructor and I’ve recently booked my test for June (my second attempt – the first one I failed within the first five minutes when I had a panic attack). I hate driving. I hate everything about it, I never feel safe and the thought of being in a car on my own makes me feel sick.
I have a 6 month old DS and I feel like I should learn to drive for him. My DM couldn’t drive when I was a child and I missed out on so much because she couldn’t take me places (my dad worked away a lot) and I don’t want that for him. But I also know that I’ll be terrified of ever getting behind the wheel with him – not least because he screams whenever he’s in the car.
I’m always an absolute state when I get back from my lessons and I feel like I’m wasting a load of money on something I don’t believe I can actually do, and if by some miracle I do manage it, it will still be pointless because I never, ever want to drive.
I’ve been put under a lot of pressure by my DM and DSis over the years to pass my test and I dread to think what they would say if I quit now. My DH wouldn’t pressure me but I know he’d be disappointed if I quit.
I don’t know if I want people to slap me and tell me I’m being pathetic or hold my hand and tell me it’s okay to stop.
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Serenity05 · 30/04/2016 12:19
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