My son is finally taking his 5 hour driving class...

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He's been 18 for 6 months as of yesterday. He could have gotten his license 2 years ago! My rule at the time was that I wasn't going to help him pay for any of it. To get his permit would have cost about $100. I didn't really have the money to spend, and I wanted him to learn responsibility.. so I put my foot down and said I won't pay for the permit. He would have to get a job and do it himself. Instead he found friends to drive him around. He wouldn't get a job. He had a summer job but spent all the money on fun stuff and junk food, not his permit. Finally, this past spring I gave in and paid for his permit for him. I started to see that it would be easier on me if he drove. But I insisted the rest would be on him. He still did not see a real need to drive, until this fall when he started school and work. He has to rely on us for rides, and work around our schedule. Some days he's at school an hour early because that's when hubby goes to work. Some days he's at school a bit late because hubby has to put the younger boys on the bus before he can leave. Then after school is a big problem because we're both at work and my son can't find rides. So today he's finally taking his 5 hour driving class which is required before he can schedule his road test to get his license. When he gets home we'll schedule that road test and he'll finally be driving! We're all looking forward to it as it's been heck picking him up from work at midnight every night!