Now my son doesn't care if he ever gets one. He gets around town just fine by foot or bike. There is good bus service in the county, but he hasn't used it. His father or I drive him anywhere out of town that he needs to go.
He plans on living in an urban environment with a good public transportation system.
I panic thinking about it. How will he get to the grocery store?
Then I think back to a choice I made that MoM expressed doubts about: going to math grad school. Her response was "Where have I failed?" She saw nothing but her experience in public high school teaching. I saw a great challenge, pushing beyond where she was able to go.
And so it is with my son. We have tried to live our lives in an way that was not auto-centric. We really don't need to jump into our cars every time it snows to rush to the grocery store to buy milk, bread and snack foods. The inside joke in our family is that when it snows, you have to rush out to buy cheese doodles. My son always thought it was a made-up name until I showed him there actually it a product by that name.
My son is taking the next step. He may or may not be able to rid himself of the car culture. But he will give it a try. I wish him well.
I panic thinking about it. How will he get to the grocery store?
Then I think back to a choice I made that MoM expressed doubts about: going to math grad school. Her response was "Where have I failed?" She saw nothing but her experience in public high school teaching. I saw a great challenge, pushing beyond where she was able to go.
And so it is with my son. We have tried to live our lives in an way that was not auto-centric. We really don't need to jump into our cars every time it snows to rush to the grocery store to buy milk, bread and snack foods. The inside joke in our family is that when it snows, you have to rush out to buy cheese doodles. My son always thought it was a made-up name until I showed him there actually it a product by that name.
My son is taking the next step. He may or may not be able to rid himself of the car culture. But he will give it a try. I wish him well.
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