teenage drivers

Since the tragic accidents this past weekend, all I hear about it what laws the children broke and if it was the parents fault. I wish people would not focus on all this and focus on how to help other children so this doesn’t happen. I had heard that in 118 teenagers dying, 50 were not wearing their seatbelts. Why? What is the reasoning behind this? Is it not “cool” to wear seatbelt or does it take too long to put on? Have there been any studies about this? I think we need to figure out why children are not wearing seatbelts and try to figure out a way to get them to do it. I don’t think teenagers really care about the law. So instead of penalizing teenagers, maybe we should try to teach them.


Teenagers will drink alcohol, not all but some. Instead of focusing on trying to get them to do something they won’t, let’s try to focus on what to do if they decide to drink. (Of course, the ultimate goal is not letting underage children drink.) We do not want them drinking, we don’t want them to drink or drive. I do believe we should focus on them driving after drinking. Where are these kids drinking? If at someone’s home, why are they not spending the night? Is there some way to try to prevent them from drinking? Should parents automatically take kids keys away when they go to someone’s home, no matter if they are drinking or not? Should there be some kind of an anonymous designated driving program, where teenagers, underage children can call and someone will pick them up with no questions asked? I know there was a program where parents and teenagers had an agreement that if the teenager was drinking, the parent would pick them up. I do think that students do not want their parents to know they are drinking; maybe it’s a respect thing. So we need to come up with other solutions. Maybe other students that do not drink can be “on call” to pick up teenagers drinking or maybe someone else they can trust, maybe a family member such as an aunt, uncle, or maybe a friend’s parent that they could call, no questions asked.

With me having teenage drivers, I want them to be as safe as they can be, either them driving or others on the road driving. What other suggestions do you have? How do you think we could go about changing the ways?

So..... yesterday I went to my MSU meeting and found out that I have to take classes year round AND one semester, we have to take 20 credits!!!! WTF!!!! 

I had a card party at my house last night and it was SOOO fun!!!

Tomorrow, I get the privilege of becoming a Godmother, Jay the Godfather!

Well, well, well....

It's in full season, all the spring sports!  Kaylee has already had a couple track meets and Jay has his first baseball game on Thursday!!

On March 29th, my youngest sister turned 21!

I have decided to get a membership to the local gym and start on Friday!!

Jaydan and I got our nails and toe nails painted yesterday at a nail place.

Kirsten and Kaylee got gas cards and Alec and Jaydan got bikes for Easter.

I hopefully find out this week or early next week what is going on with my schooling but I did get a letter a couple days ago, I got accepted at MSU!!!!!  I just have five weeks left of school!