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Personal Narrative Essay: How I Learn How To Drive

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When it comes to driving, let me just say; I’m a late bloomer. So to speak. Like everyone else learning how to drive at the ages 16, 17, or even younger, I was too busy being rebellious. Learning how to drive was far from my mind. It’s not like I had anyone to encourage or pull me to the side and say, ‘Hey do you want to learn how to drive?’ It didn’t make it easy since the one person in the household was so terrified to drive at the age of 30. I thought it was scary the way she acted when it came to driving. Even though I didn’t have a car to practice with. I had to learn and do it on my own. I mean how hard could it really be?
By age 22, I’ve had a little practice over the years. I was now a mother of two, it was time I got over the fact

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