Boy, 2, crashes family car

NEWS.com.au ^ | September 12, 2003 | The Associated Press, From correspondents in Tampa

[Marie]

I remember thinking, when my son turned three "the terrible twos weren't that bad!" Then we got into the threes... and the fours... He's ten now and I can't believe he survived the first decade! :-)

My daughter made me a mother, my son made me a MOM!

[SquirrelKing]

I bet this little guy was able to get a California drivers lic. Anybody can get 'em you know.

Davis signed the "First Steps" Drivers License bill ten minutes ago to attract the preschool voting block.

[AnAmericanMother]

Our daughter did this when she was two.

She was in her car seat in the back of our nanny's car, the car was in "park" and the keys were in the nanny's pocket. We were standing talking to the nanny right next to the car in our driveway. My daughter unbuckled her harness, climbed into the front seat, and put the car into neutral. It started rolling downhill, my quick-thinking husband grabbed the steering wheel (thank goodness the window was open) and turned the car uphill so that it came to a stop in a large privet bush. He reached in and put it back into gear, looked at our daughter, and said, "Just what do you think you're doing?"

She looked at him and said, "Driving." (you idiot - what do you think I'm doing?)

No harm no foul. Car wasn't even scratched.

[ginhopki]

Thank you!! I am the mother of Rex Davis the one who drove the car. He is now almost 6 and he still keeps me on my toes. lol

[Larry Lucido]

Is this him?

(And I'm not starting on the shower jokes).

[CheneyChick]

How in the world did you find this post? That was so long ago!

It takes a special mom to raise a child like Rex - not everyone gets blessed with such a challenge. You must be quite capable!

[twigs]

Welcome to FreeRepublic! Looks like you may need an outlet! God bless you. I can see that you have your hands full. I had a live wire too. Her Sunday School teachers, as loving as they were, hated to see us coming. And we were banned from some stores because she was just so, er, active. But she’s going to graduate from college next month and we have survived. As she grew older, her energy and her positive attitude on life has been a blessing. Hang in there and your little one should bring you a great deal of joy. And again, welcome!