Driving...

Dear Daughter,

One of the things I promised myself in regards to you was that before you left our home permanently you would have learned to be a capable and competent driver. Now to some degree you haven't been terribly aggressive about your driving education and neither have I. Now I realize one summer we were moving and another you were in Greece and had to go to school early, etc.

I would like you to get at least 100 hours of behind the wheel supervised driving. You can only learn to drive properly and confidently by putting in the time and experiencing different driving situations. One of the most dangerous activities we engage in every day as [insert state name here] is getting in a car and moving across the driving landscape. Its a commonplace activity, but it can be very hazardous if not preceded by supervised experience.

Darling, driving experience is a crucial part of y our life skills. You're reaching a point in your life where your activities [going to grad school, assuming an employment position, going to visit a "significant other"] require you to have driving skills. I think it's time that you need to be a driver and my need for your to be an experienced, safe and competent driver move to the front burner. Driving experience has to move up significantly on your priority list from this writer's perspective. I welcome your thoughts on the matter.

In His Joy,
Dad