Mommy drove the car.
It's not really a first time experience. I've driven Bea to the emergency room one night when she accidentally inserted something in her nose. I've driven Xia to and from school when she was still attending a regular school. And Jude had experienced being in the car when I had to take it in and out of the driveway.
Oh, and there was that time when my husband had a few drinks at a friend's house and letting me drive us all home was the responsible thing to do.
But a few nights ago, it was different. the drive was longer than any of the other times I've taken the driver seat as Mommy. It was late and my husband was coming home from a long trip and there were no longer rides from the city to our place. Since we don't have a yaya, I had to take the kids with me all the way to the city to pick up my husband. It was a revelation to hear the kids talk about their perceptions about their parents.
Daddy drives the car, because he's the daddy. And Mommy only sits in front with Daddy, she's not a driver.
And so all the way to the city, there ensued an argument on who drives better. The girls, of course, were Mommy's fans. And Bea was only too eager to share how fast Mommy drove that night we went to the hospital.
But Jude would not accept that. Boys are better drivers, they are faster, all the time, and they overtake other cars.
Of course, Mommy was not doing that, because she's being careful. Oh, But Mommy cannot drive a Hummer car, only a Toyota. But Mommy can drive any car, because she knows how to drive. No, Hummer cars are for boys. But Calleigh drives a Hummer in CSI Miami. She's a girl...
You get the picture...
Daddy drives the car, because he's the daddy. And Mommy only sits in front with Daddy, she's not a driver.
And so all the way to the city, there ensued an argument on who drives better. The girls, of course, were Mommy's fans. And Bea was only too eager to share how fast Mommy drove that night we went to the hospital.
But Jude would not accept that. Boys are better drivers, they are faster, all the time, and they overtake other cars.
Of course, Mommy was not doing that, because she's being careful. Oh, But Mommy cannot drive a Hummer car, only a Toyota. But Mommy can drive any car, because she knows how to drive. No, Hummer cars are for boys. But Calleigh drives a Hummer in CSI Miami. She's a girl...
You get the picture...
