On my birthday we took a family trip to Springville so that we could go to Jaker's pumpkin patch and do some fun fall activities with Olivia. Springville isn't normally an area I drive in (having just gotten my driver's permit there are MANY areas that I don't "normally" drive in) and I made a driving mistake. It was my all but sixth time on the road and I'm still learning, right?
Well, just after I made my driving mistake a truck from behind me passed me quickly while leaning on his horn. Of course, it surprised me and I was a little upset by it, but I understood. Other driver's expect everyone on the road to have as much experience as they do/to act in the same way they would, so when they don't they get upset. Even in my little experience with driving I have gotten that way with other drivers. So I wasn't mad. I just felt like an idiot.
What really got to me, though, was that when I caught up to this vehicle at a light he yelled out his window, "Learn to drive!" and his tone of voice was unmistakable. He was obviously ticked off at me and just had to take out that anger at me. Now, I'm pregnant and full of crazy hormones and that makes me emotionally unstable. To say the least, I cried all the way to our destination. I wondered if it ever crossed his mind that that was exactly what I was trying to do, learn to drive. I'm obviously not a pro yet, I've only had my permit for two weeks, but I'm trying and the only way I'm going to learn is to drive on the road with other (more experienced) drivers.
I guess why I am really writing this is to just try and get people to take the time and think of others. You don't know what someone is going through. Let's be kinder on the road, and every where else for that matter. We are all learning how to live on this crazy world, and some of us are just at the starting line. Let's all be just a little more patient with each other.
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