Learning
Around here, we are in the midst of driving lessons as our oldest works toward getting his license. It's been a humbling experience in many ways. While I thought I was a patient, calm person, I discovered upon climbing into the passenger seat next to my teenager that I am none of those things. In fact, I'm a bit of a control freak with a sharp tongue. It was a revelation. Not that our son is a bad driver by any stretch. But he's a new one, making many of the mistakes that are common to anyone learning something new. The difference is, learning has always come easy for him. He catches on to things quickly and rarely struggles in school. He reads a wide variety of things and has a nearly photographic memory (like his father--ask me how fun it is to live with two of them...). So, the role of inexperienced rookie is a little new to him. After a few lessons, I began to recognize what might be happening between us to cause sparks to fly. I expected him to come in with the postu
