How I did it: I didn't get my license until I was 23 - just last week, in fact. It's been at the top of my 43 things list since I joined this site, and I really didn't think I was ever going to be able to press the "I'm done" button. It still takes the wind out of me to be able to say that I can. I had some really terrible instruction from my mom that made me phobic of driving, and I was able to get by with rides until recently. I failed the test more times than I care to acknowledge, but finally, I got it. Now I can bring MYSELF to the post office or get a better job in an area with no public transportation. I feel so liberated, so alive, so adult. It was incredibly life changing.

Lessons & tips: Don't be ashamed to ask for help. I rejected offers from friends and their parents for years because I convinced myself I was a terrible driver and they'd think less of me if they saw just how bad I really was. When I finally got the confidence to ask for help, I got much better.

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Nov 16, 2009, 07:51PM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer