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Driving/Dad/Drama
Basically, I am a 15 yr old freshman, turning 16 and will be a sophmore soon. I have my permit and I am currently taking driver's ed. Prepare... because this is going to be long.
School is almost ending. Drivers ed is only one semester, i passed the first semester with an A because it was just bookwork. Now, it's driving. First of all, my teacher is completely mean and strict. He loves to yell and will get any chance to yell at me, even when I am the best student in his class... not when it comes to driving though. I happen to be a great student so the fact that I'm going to fail this class is new for me. My teacher expects us to know how to drive and I DONT KNOW HOW. He has gotten into my head to the point where every test we take, I know I'm going to fail because he is just that MEAN. I would LIKE to be taught how to drive, however... my dad does not want to teach me. The only times he has taken me was after huge arguments which led to tears on my part. He doesnt even seem to care that I will fail. He stated so but I would like to believe that its not true. My brother who is 18 does not have his license still because he is a procrastinator, as well as my brother before him who waited also. I asked my dad to take driving lessons... he refused to let me do so and would rather give my brother lessons (who doesnt even seem to care whether he drives or not). I keep stressing how not practicing will effect my grade, my gpa, and everything. He doesnt care. He would rather WAIT until school ends to LET me take driving lessons. I'm just SO sick of waiting... and I dont want to fail and I just dont know what to do because... I want to learn how to drive. ALSO, my parents dont let me take the public bus, learn how to drive, and they never want to take me anywhere... HOW DO THEY EXPECT TO GET AROUND? Honestly, whenever I mention this, it turns into a fight. I dont know how to handle this anymore because I cant seem to get my dad to understand how important this is to me. Not only that, but I WILL FAIL if i dont practice and it's not like I'm actually learning IN DRIVERS ED because my teacher expects us to know already. Once something is introduced like "angle parking" or "parallel parking", we... barely get time to practice and there's 60 kids in my class so sometimes I dont get to go and when test day comes, I FAIL. HELP HELP HELP ME, i'm so... sad that i have no control over this whole situation. I mean, what am i supposed to do? I'm really sorry that this was long but thank you for reading this much... I would really appreciate any help at all... :) :(
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There is only one way to learn how to drive, and that's through an exaustive, ridiculous amount of practice. I was able to ace my driving test because my parents let me drive myself to night classes for a few months before I took my test. That amounted to about 250 hours worth of driving experience, which is above and beyond the 6-hour requirement in California.
The point being, the only way you're going to learn to drive is to actually drive. I'm sorry your father doesn't seem to let you drive around, but that's the only way you're going to learn--There really is no other way (Unless you drive with your mother, but I digress).
It sounds like failing is not an option for you, so you're going to have to beg and plead and grovel with your dad, even it comes to fighting and crying. No amount of book-learning can make up for behind-the-wheel experience.
Try reasoning with your parents. Offer to drive them to the store or to do errands with them whenever they need to and whenever you're able to. ANY driving experience will help.
If after all this, your parents still aren't willing, there really is nothing you can do.
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