I use to drive a car and learn to drive too and it have a lot of responsibilities and things to know to drive a car.
I need to read the manual first and to know about everything about in the manual and need to read and study in the manual.
The year was 1998, and yes, that’s a Chrysler LeBaron.
I pass the test I have a learner permit…I start to learn to drive a car…Each of them take me to practice to drive one by one too and when I am ready to drive on a busy street or the interstate too…I sometimes hard time to park the car between the lines and also particular parking too. I did good and I did okay drive for a while. After my parents tell me that they think that Omaha is a big city and don’t want me to be lost someday and don’t know where I need to go by myself and not find a way back home.
There are also a lot of responsibilities to have a car…to buy gas at gas stations and how much I need to pay for car bills too…So I just have a State ID card again.
I have a little bit of a hard time to see other people drive because I used to drive and I feel left out, and they also understand all about that too…all of my family drive(s) a car too and both of my sisters and my mom and dad too and Megan’s husband Paul too and Lindsay drive too.
I did have a lot of fun experience to drive a car…and I will not take that away. I still want that fun experience I have back then I still want to have that with me always and forever.
Accepting truths. While I am one of the biggest advocates of hope beyond limits, there are simply some hard truths in life that we must accept. All 5’1’’ of me will not be the starting center of a basketball team. I will not see my best friend’s brother who passed away in the motorcycle accident again in this life. And Leah, as high functioning as she is, should not acquire a license to operate a car, alone, on the streets of a city. So, where do we go from here? This is when we learn how to cope.
Coping 101: I’m never going to be starting center on a basketball team… But my boyfriend could?!!
Leah’s story about driving a car offers much insight into the concept of coping. There are different ways to approach a situation in which one must cope. The first being that sometimes, we simply have to try anyway.
As humans, we have an insatiable need within our stubborn, hopeful souls that knows that trying and failing, even if failure is inevitable, is the only way to satisfy whatever it is we desire. We pay attention to it with effort, action, and passion. In doing so, the experience of trying fulfills us and allows us to accept the truth. The experience cannot be taken away from us, and often, we will make discoveries along the journey that will lead to other paths.
The newly discovered paths, ones of which we can accomplish our goals, become so fulfilling that we then feel a sense of thankfulness for our initial failure or shortcomings. It’s the whole notion behind the whole, “God bless the broken road that lead me straight to you,” stuff. It’s as cheesy as it is true. It’s one of the most beautiful perspectives to find comfort in. It’s all a part of the puzzle that makes up each of our lives.
I did have a lot of fun experience to drive a car…and I will not take that away. I still want that fun experience I have back then I still want to have that with me always and forever.
Here’s to turning our minds Upside Down.
This is great! Thank you for sharing. I’m proud of both of you!
Very trees ting, girls, and I am proud to know you both. Knowing you goes way back to when you were babies. I also have known you’re mom since she was about 3 years old. I love you all and have fun with your blog.
Beautiful outlook from two different lives. I look forward to reading ALL of your posts, keep them coming – Love you both!
I am crying as I read these blogs. However happy tears. We were notified 10 minutes after our baby Hunter was born that he had Down Syndrome. Even though this was Dec 2014, I was in shock couldn’t understand. We were told yes in 2014 he would never drive, have a mate, might get Lukemia, have heart surgery due to being born with 3 holes in his heart, get sick a lot, his life will be rough. Also he would get ridiculed and us too for him having this. I cried and cried only family knew we did not tell anyone else. I did not know how to handle it all. To say the least he was featured in 2016 calendar of Ohio with kids having Down Syndrome. It has been tough but now I feel like we won the baby lottery with Hunter and could never imagine life without him. He blessed with a 19 year old sister Asia. So thank you and keep the blogs going.
I’m very glad I found your blog. It’s nice to read about sibling experiences. I have two sons, my 21 year old has DS and his brother is 19. My oldest would love to drive so we practice every once in a while.