"You're not like me when I was you're age!" "Oh stfu!"

Okay, here's the story:

I live with my mom, dad, 2 brothers, and 2 pets


My dad is a critical, irratative person that wants everything,everywhere, and everyone to be prefect, he got no patience for anything, [it has to pop up in front of him in a snap to satisfy him]
I jsut started driving this year, with no experience what so ever. So when my dad takes me out he doesn't give any advice, just complains on what I'm doing wrong. then he say's my younger brother could do better, he seems to glorify/favor him,


when he was young he could just take the keys and drive, with no problems. But me, I just need some practise, but it's kind of hard when no one would teach me,
Anyways, any advice? it's starting to drive me nuts!

 

try to explain that to your dad. "if you're gonna just point out what i'm doing wrong, that's not as helpful as pointing out what i should do in order to be RIGHT"

my dad was like that too. it was a bitch learning to drive from him. he'd say shit like "i was driving tractors by the time i was 14!"

well, i wasn't

 

HOLY SHIT! That's the exact same thing my dad says "I drive dump trucks, I've been driving since I was old enough to talk, etc"
I have given up in him
cause I don't know what else to do

 

Yeah, just tell him you know that already, now give some constructive criticism or I'll will never drive like you

 

My dad was the same when i started driving, just go reallyyyyyyyy slowwwwww lol then he'll tell you to go faster... Be as smooth as possible with the steering...

 

I can drive alright, but It's not Prefect, that's why dad gets irratative,
because I'm not "Prefect"

 

just keep practicing, and you'll get better. i doubt your dad is "perfect" at driving either.

let the steering wheel slide between your hands after a turn...it straightens itself out.

take right hand turns sharp, and left hand turns wide - don't treat them the same

touch the accelerator gradually and smoothly
hit the brakes the same way, and long before you need them, so that you don't jerk to a stop

 

not to be an ass but this is driving me crazy..

sound it out...peeeerrrrfect. not prrrrefect.

Anywho. Is there anyone else who can teach you? I had a couple of different people teach me how to drive. My mom was really nervous but nice about everything and my brother was kind of like your dad. Between the two of them I was able to piece together a decent driving lesson.

 

Maybe I'm just a jerk, but that's how many new drivers make me feel.

Like, you've been riding in the thing, haven't you got the general idea yet?

Don't do anything suddenly, and if you ease into things you can keep easing harder, like you can accelerate or decelerate or turn quite fast, but you have to start and end the manuver slowly and gradually.

 

My dad taught me how to drive in a 67 beetle when I was ten. Drove cross country at 12.

Try not to let ur dad get to you, you will only get better with practice. Ask him after a drive for tips on how to get better/things to improve on etc

 

got any uncles?

ask them to take you out driving..theyll love it..especially if they dont have kids of their own

or aunts too (not sure if youre a guy or girl but if youre a girl it'd be kind of weird asking an uncle)

 

you sound like his dad

 

I sound like my dad. Its a blessing and a curse. But I see it come out more often as I get older. Or maybe now I'm just starting to notice.

 

And I agree with BBAD about asking an uncle. I'll probably be the one teaching my nephew how to drivers a couple years. We're good for stuff like that.

 

I'm letting my mom teach me for now on, and when I do get my liensce, I'm not bringing my dad anywhere just because he was being an ass the rest of the time.