My 16 yr old just got his drivers license and was on op of the world yesterday, not only did he obtain his D.L but he got his first job at the local Vons 1 1/4 mile from the homestead. Feeling the need to drive his immaculate 93 Mazda 323 as much as possible asking if we need anything from the store or need to pick anything up for us. Called our insurance guy and the rates are 800 for the year liability for him to drive so that ain't bad at all, he's covering half his insurance and all his fuel so we can at least teach him some semblance of moneys' value. Ty is a great kid who plays Varsity football for his high school and will have his work schedule tailored to suit his needs. How cool of his manager to work with him on this, His boss also played at the High school and played college ball and just so happens to be a friend of mine from little league through High School. So the boy dazzled him during the interview process and knowing Frank he would not hire him for our sake. So we sit the boy down and explain to him the responsibilities of work, school, driving and all that s involved with each. Explained to him that work is serious business and should be professional and give himself the chance to work on his communication skills with customers and co-workers. We also hit hard the driving safely and how a careless ticket or accident would jeopardize his insurance rates, but the fact that he is a 3.5 student I give him some credit for doing well in school ,sports and at home. So we embark on another step as parents of entrusting our kids to make the right decisions when they are away from our prying eyes, with so much to lose, I think I believe he will make the right choices and it sure saves us the wear and tear of taking him to school, picking him up from practice, social events and to the mall. It also means that we are getting older because are kids are now sharing the roads with us... Yikes!!!
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