I have two kids: a son and a daughter. They’re 13 years apart. One is an adult, lives in Chicago and owns his own digital marketing firm. The other is a college student and volleyball player.
I’ll likely write about her more since she’s the one who lives with me when not at college, and she’s the one who’s always in my pockets. I mean always.
Right now, I’m adjusting to her traveling long distances without adults in the vehicle. I worry. It’s not that I worry about her driving. She’s a good driver, and she’s got a handle on that lead foot.
I worry about other drivers. I mean there are some fools out there on the road, and they don’t think much about their own safety, let alone someone else’s. I think some of the concern was passed down to me from my dad, who drove from Muncie to Fort Wayne to work for a number of years, and then my own experience of driving to and from work in Muncie for 10 years.
You see some things. So, I put off “allowing” her to travel on the open road with just friends for as long as I could. I’m still not ready for her to drive by herself for hours, but I’m working on that, too.
Heck, I still worry about my son when he travels and he’s been on his own for 10 years. When you’re a new parent, you think one day you’ll be free from worrying about your kids. Nope. They have a hold on you forever, and your nerves will never be the same.
Oseye Boyd is the fabulous mom of two only children. You can reach her at [email protected].
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