Catherine texted us as she was leaving work to let us know that she was on her way home. A couple of minutes later I checked our app on our phone and knew she would be home very soon. About that time I received a text from her that she would be later than expected because she had been pulled over. Ugh!!!! I couldn't imagine what my super cautious girl had done! She arrived home very shortly later, which I assumed meant there was no citation involved.
I was correct! It turns out she had only turned on the parking lights and didn't have her headlights on. She was accustomed to driving her dad's car while she was practicing, but will mostly drive our very old car now that she has her license. Because of this, she wasn't certain how to turn on the lights. We all kind of laughed about it, and it's a lesson learned by her! We are sure that the officer who pulled her over chuckled, at least inwardly if not outwardly, when she handled him her paper (in our state our licenses are mailed about a week later) indicating she was a new driver.
I think a friend best summed up parent's feelings about a new driver, "It's a new level of parental freedom, and a new level of parental terror." Very well said.
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