tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post7891244470883301269..comments2023-10-24T03:33:55.572-07:00Comments on Aerin's Cranberry Blog: DrivingAerinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-10771977441064993062007-10-11T09:31:00.000-07:002007-10-11T09:31:00.000-07:00Thanks FFG. I certainly hope so.Thanks Pete - I w...Thanks FFG. I certainly hope so.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Pete - I wish it were that easy. Funny how when people reach a certain age, everything they said before seems to no longer apply. (Sure, I said to not let me drive, but I really didn't mean it). Not that you would be like that, of course, just that I've seen it happen.Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-42740058076084010012007-10-09T12:55:00.000-07:002007-10-09T12:55:00.000-07:00Please, I implore anyone who will listen, if I am ...Please, I implore anyone who will listen, if I am not able to drive, physically restrain me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-82479528703589059032007-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:002007-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:00It is a very tough transition. The shift in power...It is a very tough transition. The shift in power of having their children tell them what to do is probably the hardest part. That generation is probably one of the most independent minded. Hopefully, the baby boomer generation is eases up a little on our generation.Freckle Face Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324960438835000817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-52292224483727423182007-10-07T06:29:00.000-07:002007-10-07T06:29:00.000-07:00Thanks Chanson for your comments. Much of the iss...Thanks Chanson for your comments. Much of the issue is psychological - the assisted living facility takes all sorts of trips shopping, grocery shopping, etc. but you have to ride with everyone else and go on their schedule. It's a rough place to be in.Aerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142518259771067132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738167594002469989.post-56688376513583242332007-10-07T01:17:00.000-07:002007-10-07T01:17:00.000-07:00It's true, it's difficult to give up independence ...It's true, it's difficult to give up independence (and even to admit that one is getting old). At the same time, it's not fair for unsafe drivers to be endangering other people on the road. That's one reason why alternate transportation options are so important (as I argued in the post you linked to above - thanks!).<BR/><BR/>As far as my own parents are concerned, I feel like they've had enough difficulty dealing with ornery parents themselves that they're already making it a priority to think about how to move on gracefully. I know I'm already thinking about it myself (as I discussed in the same post). Sometimes a bad example (that makes you say "Man, I don't ever want to be like that / put my kids through that!") is more useful than a good example... ;^)C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.com