That's right, the bane of every driving student ... parallel parking! My 16 year old son is going for his test on Wednesday, and after finishing a successful practice session on the driving portion I pronounced him fit and ready! "What if they want me to parallel park?", he asked, "I haven't done that since last fall in drivers' ed class!"
So I parked my wife's car and my dad's car on our court and we practiced parallel parking. First, I had to show him how, dredging up 34 year old memories and somehow NOT making a fool of myself. Then it was his turn, and thankfully he got it almost straight away. Either I'm a very good teacher, or his driving instructor was!
By the way, sorry to break it to you new parents who thought it got easier after the diaper phase, but the first 15 years are just training so that you're equipped with enough patience and forbearance to teach your kids to drive in the 16th year!
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