A parent shares a funny story about almost backing up while already inside the van with her teenage daughter, then forgetting she was holding her phone while searching for it. She uses these mental lapses to remind teen drivers why paying attention to your surroundings actually matters.
All right. Good morning, everybody. I'm getting ready for school. I start class in about 45 minutes, actually a little bit less than that already. So this morning, typical morning, wake up and decide that we're going to school because that's what happens every morning, Monday through Friday. So my daughter and I get in the car and as a 16-year-old, I'm still trying to pay attention and teach her things as I'm driving. And one of the things that's super important is being aware of your surroundings. So as we are backing up, I'm looking around and I see my husband's car and I see my, my son's car. And I know the truck is further away in the backyard. And I'm looking and I'm looking and I'm like, all of a sudden I'm like, I get this sort of sinking feeling, right? And I'm just like, I'm missing something. Where's the van? Where's the van? I'm kind of looking around, looking around, and I can't see the van. Now I look at my daughter and I'm like, Nadia, where's the van? And she, she, she looks shocked and distressed and she's looking around too. And then it hits us. We're in the van. So, um, yeah, it's been one of those mornings, but it is hysterical to me how often we have these little glitches in our brains. And if you can't laugh at them, then I'm sorry. But the only other time that I remember this sort of same incident, and I'm sure that I'm not alone, so please leave these in the comments what your instance was when this occurred to you. But what is— when is the last time you remember doing something and then feeling like, oh, I should have had a V8? For those of us who are old enough to remember the commercials that V8 did. But My other incidence was I'm on the phone with my mom and we're talking about doing something and I'm like, okay, I got to put that in my calendar. Where's my phone? And I start looking around everywhere for my phone and then I realize I'm on my phone. So mental glitches happen all the time. I just figure it's fun to share them. So if you can leave them in the comments, different experiences that you've had, but So it was fun to start the day a little bit in hysteria. It's like, where's the van? Where's the van? Oh, we're in the van. So anyway, I hope that was funny for you guys too. If not, don't say anything. I don't want to hear about it. But if it is, by all means, leave comments like this. And I gotta go teach people. So y'all have a great weekend and I'll see you Saturday for Sue Sharpenson Saturday. Bye all.
