Milestone

My son received his driver's license this weekend....big deal to him.

Kind of scary to me considering.

Part of the problem has been with his dad who is extremely passiv/aggressive and very reluctant to take a stand beside me when it comes to my son abusing drugs. I think he is afraid of losing their friendship - the problem is that YOU CAN'T BE FRIENDS WITH YOUR KID! PERIOD! And you are a lesser parent if you decide that's what needs ot happen.

So what's his dad do - he goes out and buys him a car as a graduation present, seemingly 'rewarding' his shitty behaviour and even shittier grades (1.7 GPA - don't even get me started).

I love my son, but I think this is crap and I can't help but be really, really agnry about this.

Does my son need his license, you bet. Should he have been given a car - I don't think so - but on the other hand he does need to be able to get himself around when it comes to college etc. So I am going to have to deal with this and all the potential for problems it will present.

Am I proud of him for passing his test. You bet.

All I can say is that he had better apply the same passion to his attendance at college - either that or find someone else to pay for his tuition.