I'll be right today dad.

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As parents I'm sure we all we care for our kids as best we can to ensure that they find thier feet in the big world, as some may know our eldest daughter is at driving age and has undertaken driving lessons and has spent months driving around with my wife or myself.

Well last night the words came "I'll be right dad" you dont need to come with me anymore, so as a parent you know your time is up and you sit back and watch the the next gen take thier place.

So what happens is my daughter comes home shattered and in tears, yes she has stacked the new focus.

And now as parents you console your children, tell them everything is ok and people are important cars are not, they can be fixed.

My wife and I shared stories how when we were kids we had similar mishaps and it's part of the growing up experience.

Looking at the car it's a minor scrape down the back passenger side that will be easily sorted and probably more damaged pride than car.

Even as late as last night i went for a drive with her to re fuel, and we went for a run into the city, and i can say she is a very good driver and has never had a problem, so i ask what happened.

Well here it is, coming out of the car park on a bend, some ( yes i must say it ) Commonwhore driver came around the bend in the opposite direction doing a tokyo drift with the car in the centre of both sides, at speed

I asked my daughter why did you not just stop ? " I couln't it was an instand reaction to try and swerve or he would have cleaned me up.

In that she managed to just clip a parked car that was sitting out a bit far.

She has now gone back with my wife to leave her details for the owner of the clipped car " she said she tried to leave some details but had no paper or pen ", but we have said to her that she must do the right thing.

So where do you stand when you spend your money time and effort to teach the kids the correct way, only to have some brock racer take you out that is probably feeling a bit he man right now ? I'm not sure, but i do know we will continue to teach our children the right ways and as for the other guy if i can get some video footage from the car park, he might just find himself with a commodore shuved right up his a$$.