Another Loss

Our son, Daniel, finally got his driver's license about 2 weeks ago. Hurray! He hasn't been too concerned at all about waiting so long to finally pass the test, and it was really special to have him reach that milestone.

Well, once he was licensed, our insurance increased by over $100 per month, which we cannot afford to pay; besides, he doesn't have a car he can drive anyway. So we called the insurance company to drop him from our policy, and it turns out that in the State of Oregon, a person of Daniel's age who has a driver's license, and access to our vehicles, must be insured or surrender his license.

So today, Daniel drove me and him to the DMV, and surrendered his license. I had to walk outside before I broke down in front of him and everybody else. It felt like another loss in the series of losses in my life. Daniel was not too concerned about it; he can get around to everywhere he goes either walking or riding his bike. But for me, it felt like another failure on my part as a parent.

As I sit here composing this entry, I am beginning to lose my composure. I just hope and pray for one thing in my life to go according to the "norm" or the "plan". Keep me and us in your prayers.

-doug