I did something so stupid today. As I was backing out of my long, narrow driveway, Emmett gave a very loud, piercing shriek in the backseat. I turned my head to check on him, and as I did, my hand drifted on the wheel and it turned just sharply enough that I hit the fence. There is a bush growing into the fence, with sturdy branches, which I was unfortunate enough to connect with. I got out and saw a little bit of scraping and green marks at the side corner of the bumper, figured it wasn't so bad, and went on my way. When I parked and got out of the car at Target, I went around to the back of the car. That was when I discovered the grapefruit-sized dent in the back corner of the bumper. Oops. I feel so stupid and have been driving around like an old lady today, being extra cautious and hyper alert. The dent is just cosmetic, fortunately.
The particularly annoying thing: Emmett's sudden hysterical screaming fit was due to the fact that he dropped his juice.
The silver lining: You know what? I have my own driveway now.
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Sorry about the dent, but I love how you ended this post. What a great feeling!
The call I received started with, "I have some not so exciting news to tell you."
Also, I don't know where you are buying grapefruit....
We all have stupid car moment sometimes, but I sort of think this is less of a "stupid" moment and more of a "good mommy" moment. Your instincts said jerk around to see what's up. That's a good thing, in my book! Also, congrats on that driveway! :)
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