Today on the way home something happened... I was pulled over for speeding. I am not telling you this to encourage a chorus of lectures about speeding, I'm telling you this because somehow, at only three years old, Archer already knows how to lecture me. "Mama, what are we doing?" "We got pulled over." "Why?" Of course that's the next question out of his mouth, everything is WHY lately. "Because I was driving too fast." "Why?" "Because I was in a hurry." "We have to drive slowly!" "Yes Archer, you're right." And I wish I had that tape recorded to play back to him the first time he gets his own speeding ticket. Or, to play back to myself to remind myself that usually mom knows best, but sometimes Archer knows best too.
(P.S. I guess the sheriff felt sorry for me because he didn't give me a ticket even though I was speeding AND my driver's license is expired. Being a stressed-out mom in a car with two little kids and a dog might have its advantages...)
3 comments:
You got out of the ticket!!! I can't believe it Amy! I've never been that blessed to not recieve a ticket after being pulled over for speeding...Dad can confirm that!! love you guys and drive safe!!
I seem to remember Denise coming home on slippery roads and sliding all over the road and getting pulled over by Culvers and because you were in tears, the officer let you go? One time Amy was driving and I told her to turn right on red in downtown Milwaukee and I told her to cut in ahead of a pedestrian in the cross walk and a squad car pulled her over right away for not yielding to the pedestrian. (I had gone with her to her traffic court appointment) Luckily she got off with a warning; now I never tell my kids how to drive when I am riding.
Congrats - mom finally gets a break! Your dad's comments make me laugh. That's exactly what my dad would say. I got pulled over while driving my Element in a NJ surfing town last year for going the wrong way on a one-way street. I'm from IA and was LOST (and scared) at night, so I didn't see the ONE WAY sign until I turned around and came back up the street. Too late. I just know the cop thought he had some young 20-something drunk surfer dude - that is until he peered in at a stressed-out 40-something year old with a car seat in the back. He let me go and led me in the right direction.
Great story! Thanks!
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