yes, no, maybe, yes

I find it outrageous that you can get a learners permit to drive a car at 15. FIFTEEN. !!

At fifteen you really can't make a decision about what to eat for breakfast yet you are allowed to get in to a car and make life threatening decisions lawfully. I thought about it a whole lot and decided that for Lily it would be best to keep her feet planted firmly on the ground and let the wheels in her life be from her bike or skateboard but as she approached her birthday she seemed to be showing more maturity. I hummed and hawwed and her birthday came and went with no permit and she certainly didn't seem to concerned about it.

Towards the middle of june she asked if she could get her permit and had already passed drivers ed in school. I agreed.

On recieving her permit she looked at it and said, OMG I look Chinese. Even the lady behind the counter started to laugh. Hey, kiddo you ARE Chinese. She said she never noticed before how Chinese she looked...yeah I'm confused too. Maybe we arent ready to do this driving thing if you have only just sorted out that you are Asian.

Off we went to a large car park at the college and she got behind the wheel. We revisited that car park quite a few times over the coming week and then slowly we introduced the streets and reversing and on and on it went until now. Now she drives pretty much everywhere we go. She said it is much easier than she thought it would be and not as terrifying....she's not in the passenger seat HAH.

well someone has to supervise and she does a good job

scary seeing your child behind the wheel

she is very serious and NEVER mucks about

It's been incredibly hot here, record breaking heat and in the evening the sun is blinding but you have to get used to it. 

The permit is set in stages, for 3 months she can only drive in the day time and has to be out of the drivers seat come sun down. We are about to hit stage 2, driving anytime but she is no rush and won't even drive if it looks like rain yet. I'm all about building confidence and not pushing and well frankly....I'm in no rush !