Semi Embarassing Fact About Me

For this post, I've decided to share something that I find kind of embarassing about myself. It's really starting to bug me, and I hate how people constantly ask me about it. Ready for this?

Ok, my embarassing fact is that...


I don't have my driver's license.


There. I said it. I am a high school senior and do not have my driver's license. While most people would think this is a stupid thing to be embarassed about, it seems like a big deal to me. Deep down I know that in the big picture of my life this is probably a small thing to be embarassed about. Because when I finally get my license, I know that I'll look back on this and laugh. When I'm fifty years old, it won't really matter that I got my license when I was 18 instead of 16. In fact, a lot of people would probably think it's good that I'm taking my time learning to drive so that when I'm actually out on the road alone, I know more of what I'm doing.

I actually know a few other people my age who still don't drive. Personally I don't find it to be a big deal, but it seems to be a big deal to other people. For the most part I don't really care about what other people think, but when I'm constantly being questioned about it, it gets annoying. I don't mind when people ask why I don't have it yet, because they're probably just curious why I've waited. But when they start acting like I'm some kind of bizarre freak it starts to get irritating.

To be honest, I'm not really sure why I don't have my license yet. I've had my permit for about a year and a half now. One of the reasons I still don't have it is probably because I have a winter birthday, so it's made it harder to get my license. I got my first job last summer so it was tricky to schedule the appointment. It still is due to the fact that I find out my work schedule for the week a few days before I'm actually supposed to work. Another reason is that my dad, who is usually not that overly protective, has this weird phobia of other people driving while he's in the car. I think he thinks that at least if something happens, it's his fault and he feels that by some chance he could have controlled it. Another reason I haven't gotten it is because the parking situation at my school is terrible. You have to run outside during your class and put quarters in the parking meter every two hours. It's either that or park three blocks away, which doesn't sound too convenient to me.

Overall, not having a license really hasn't negatively affected me yet. The only time it gets a little annoying is when I have to take a break at work, but usually for that I ask ahead of time so my parents can grab me something to eat. It doesn't seem to be too inconvenient yet.

The only thing I'm a little worried about is my state required driving class that I took expires in July. So I have about four months to get my license. I'm really going to try and practice once the snow clears up since it's harder to learn to parallel park and k turn in the snow. I'm really going to try. I truly hope I don't have to sit through the five hour class again, because it was torture.

I know that on the day of my driving test, I'm going to be a nervous wreck. It doesn't help that I have a lot of other things coming up in the next few months. Now I'm wishing I hadn't procrastinated on this and done it sooner.

We'll see how this goes.