http://livinginsplitsville.com/wordpress/2009/08/24/baby-i-cant-drive-my-car/ Notes on a Midlife Makeover Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:37:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://livinginsplitsville.com/wordpress/2009/08/24/baby-i-cant-drive-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Meredith Resnick Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:22:08 +0000 http://livinginsplitsville.com/wordpress/?p=565#comment-362 We live in southern California and (I don't need to tell you) everything is about cars and driving. I love the independence I feel being able to just get in the car and go, but sometimes it's nice to not have to do that. I think your post brings out a deeper point that you see you are truly the only driver of your life right now (not only of your car). It's a wonderful thing, a big thing. We live in southern California and (I don’t need to tell you) everything is about cars and driving. I love the independence I feel being able to just get in the car and go, but sometimes it’s nice to not have to do that. I think your post brings out a deeper point that you see you are truly the only driver of your life right now (not only of your car). It’s a wonderful thing, a big thing.

]]> http://livinginsplitsville.com/wordpress/2009/08/24/baby-i-cant-drive-my-car/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Jessica Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:12:43 +0000 http://livinginsplitsville.com/wordpress/?p=565#comment-351 Great post, Christina. I learned to drive 4 years ago and I still HATE dealing with the tires. You captured the moment perfectly at the gas station--I often feel so out of my element saying anything other than "fill 'er up". But you also captured our generation teetering between, "where's my man to help me" and "that's right! I can do it myself and am proud of it". I think people 25 years older or younger than us would not quite grasp the poignancy. Love your blog, been following it! PS--did my 1st carwash the other day all by myself. That was a trip! Great post, Christina. I learned to drive 4 years ago and I still HATE dealing with the tires. You captured the moment perfectly at the gas station–I often feel so out of my element saying anything other than “fill ‘er up”. But you also captured our generation teetering between, “where’s my man to help me” and “that’s right! I can do it myself and am proud of it”. I think people 25 years older or younger than us would not quite grasp the poignancy. Love your blog, been following it!
PS–did my 1st carwash the other day all by myself. That was a trip!

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