Scene One:
I had just picked up the boys from day care, and we were headed home. I was stopped in the left lane at a red light when a semi pulled up in the right lane and proceeded to turn right. This is what I hear from the backseat:
Logan: Mommy! What is the truck doing?
Me: Turning.
Logan: Mommy, the light is red! Tell him to stop!
Me having no clue how to explain a "right on red" rule: I can't. I guess he's just being a bad driver.
Logan: He has to stop! The light is red!
Me: He's already turned. Don't worry about it.
Logan: But the light was red!
This went on for at least two more minutes before he finally dropped it.
END SCENE ONE
Scene Two:
We were coming up on the same stop light as the previous day, and as I went through the interesection the light turned yellow. Of course I kept going. From the back seat I hear:
Logan: Mommy! Slow down!
Me: What? Why?
Logan: Mommy, that light was orange. You need to slow down!
Me unable to explain the "point of no return" rule: It's okay. I can drive through the light when it is yellow.
Logan: But Mommy, yellow means slow down and stop for the red light.
Me: I know, but I had time to drive through still.
Logan: No! You have to slow down. Yellow means slow down!
This went on for at least five more minutes before he dropped it.
END SCENE
Clearly this means I will have nothing to worry about when he turns sixteen and starts driving his own car right? RIGHT????
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