Today I had a "why me?" moment. We had just arrived home from an overnight trip to Grand Forks with Aaron and Julie. When we got home, we unpacked, ate lunch and went upstairs to wind down for naps. While we were upstairs, Brody, family dog, began barking. Didn't make anything of it, since Brody has the intelligence level of your average baseball sized rock. Eventually I had to go downstairs and soon discovered why Brody was barking. In front of the house were two young girls. Girl A was standing on the boulevard and girl B was driving a car. Normally not a big deal, but girl B was practicing her parallel parking. Again, not a big deal, BUT she was practicing with our car as the stationary car. Initially I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I asked Amanda if I was dreaming. I couldn't believe they thought this was a good idea.
There were three factors that put me in shock and also panic for the 1998 Honda Accord. First, why was the girl standing on the boulevard? It is a lot easier to teach someone how to parallel park when you are in the car with them. Second, they were girls and they were young. I feel confident saying this because my wife has admitted men have better spacial awareness. They can drive a car in reverse without turning their heads...women, not so much. Third, they were foreign. Okay, that sounds bad. Statistically foreign drivers struggle driving in America. I don't know how to explain this further, but a foreign driver can be scary. Add these elements up and the odds were not in my favor.
I decided to approach girl A and voice my concern. She was awesome and responded politely. She did state that they could to their parent's house and practice there...um YEAH!!!
God bless and thanks for reading.
