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Sweet Jesus.  How old are your kids?  Because my son is 17.  He has a job.  He drives himself to sports- for example Legion baseball doesn't have buses, kids carpool and travel together, sometimes up to an hour away.  He takes his girlfriend out on dates.  He's going shopping today to buy her an gift- kinda tough when both parents work.

Listen- my kid is moving out of our house in about 14 months.  If you honestly think you can foster independence by keeping him in bubble wrap until he's 18, I will strongly disagree.  Driving a car has very little to do with being the "cool kid".  [/quote]

Does fostering independence require a driver's license? You can't have an independent kid unless the kid has a driver's license and access to a car?[/quote]

I think it adds to it.  Are you seriously going to drive your kid to and from a job?  Drive him on dates?  Take him to his friends' houses?

How old are your kids and when did YOU start driving?  I'm genuinely curious.  [/quote]

My kid is 12. I started driving when I was 21 and bought a car. Before then, I got around on foot, on a bike, on the bus, and in other people's cars. My niece is about to turn 18, she doesn't have a driver's license, and she gets around on a bike, on the bus, and on the Metro, as well as being driven by her parents.

Just over half of teenagers have a driver's license at 18 these days, compared to two-thirds 20 years ago.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/fewer-teens-get-drivers-licenses/2013/07/31/60a32aae-f9c7-11e2-a369-d1954abcb7e3_story.html[/quote]
Exactly. The smarter kids are successfully building their lives WITHOUT a car.[/quote]

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