There are certain times when it’s not such a good idea to listen to your son. This would be one of them.<\/p>\n
I will admit that I have a tendency to drive a little bit faster than my wife does. When I’m in my car (as opposed to the mini-van), the gas pedal gets even closer to the floor. It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while I find myself driving one of the kids some place in the car so that the minivan can be available for other things.<\/p>\n
The first time this happened, C was very excited. He loved the prospect of driving in “daddy’s car.” <\/p>\n
As we pulled out on to the highway, he called out from the back seat, “daddy!”<\/p>\n
“Yes?”<\/p>\n
“Go fast”<\/p>\n
“Fast?”<\/p>\n
“Faster, Faster!”<\/p>\n
Heh, heh, heh. I have a manual transmission, so I engaged the clutch a little, zoomed the engine a few times, and then we accelerated 5 mph or so. He loved it.<\/p>\n
“Pass that truck! Pass that truck!”<\/p>\n
I passed the truck. As we went by, he looked over at the truck and called out ”So sorry truck! We’re too fast! Too fast! So sorry.”<\/p>\n
That was too much for me. I passed another car and joined him in apologizing as we went by. Several more cars and trucks slid past before I came to my senses. Slaloming through traffic with a three year old in the back seat is probably not the best idea. Some would say it’s the worst.<\/p>\n
However, it wasn’t all bad. The very next time we went biking, I was pulling the trailer with the kids when I heard him say “faster, daddy, faster!”<\/p>\n
As I cruised past J, he called out “So sorry, momma! We’re too fast! Too fast! So sorry!”<\/p>\n
Taunting a rider who is not pulling a bike trailer is not exactly the best way to start an impromptu race, but it sure is fun hearing him apologize for how fast we are!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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