So when I was with my driving instructors, I felt like I was doing OK, well enough to get around with some practice anyways. Tonight, even though I’ve only had 6 hours behind the wheel, it’s getting dark and it’s rainy, my friend lets me drive his car, the one he’s selling to me anyways, and not even five minutes in he tells me I’m getting too close to that parked car and then SNAP. Off comes his passenger side view mirror.
I feel like the biggest flake. I’m 30 and I feel as scared as though I was 14 years old. I really want to be a good driver. I’ve told myself I’m going to limit the use of the radio for the first few weeks of driving, I don’t speed and I’ll probably not even let my best friend into the car with me until I am sure I can be relaxed. I feel horrible over what I did, even though I know in the grand scheme of things, what I did was really minor and it could have been a lot worse. I just wish I had more experience behind the wheel while not feeling like I am putting myself in a life or death situation. :(
