But after I had my second baby, my husband thought it would be a good idea if I learned how to drive, for emergencies, and doc appointments, and such...so I was scared to learn to drive, because I was older...but I did not have my husband or dad teach me...I went to Sears and paid to have someone who did not know me, teach me to drive...and finally I did learn...
Of course, my son thinks I am a funny driver, and he thinks thats because I learned to drive when I was older...but they never had drivers ed, when I was in high school...When my son was in high school, it was required, so he learned at 15 how to drive...
And I am really glad that I did learn how to drive...because just 2 yrs after I learned to drive and got my license, we moved to the country side of North Carolina, where there was almost no public transportation, so having two young boys, I had to know how to drive...
So you can do it, we are all cheering for you...
I remember once, my dad was going to try to teach my mom how to drive...my brother and I watched as they went out to the garage, and the car pulled out, and mom was at the wheel...good grief, the car lurched, and sputtered, and bumped into the factory wall next to the garage...then the car doors flew open, dad made mom move over to the passenger side, dad got into the drivers side, and the car was pulled back into the garage...soon they both came back out of the garage, mom in tears, and dad huffing...they did not say a word, and me and my brother knew better than to ask what happened...that was the end of moms driving lessons...
Actually tho, looking back on it, I am kind of glad she never learned how to drive...she always had dad, and he was always willing to drive her where ever she wanted to go..he loved to drive...but we are glad she never learned to drive, because years later she got Alzheimers, and I have heard that many Alzheimers patients still try to drive, and sometimes they forget what they are doing while they are at the wheel, and cause accidents...so it all worked out for mom, in the end...