Does anyone have any advice for me when I'm driving with my mom

Question

I hate driving with my mom because she's always yelling at me when I'm driving. I need to be able to drive with her if I want to be able to get a decent car...everyone else says that I'm a great driver but I just have a problem driving with my mom...does anyone have any advice for me when I have to drive with her?

Answer 1

Well as hard as it may be, one of the best things to do is to avoid getting angry at your mom and yelling back.  Talk to her before you begin driving and tell her that you understand she's nervous about you driving and that she's only trying to help when she says things to you.  Remind her that you respect her input, but that it would be much more helpful if she would say it much more calmly and quieter.  It's a scary thing for her too, but she must be able to control her anxiety and help you to be a better driver.  Just be sensitive to how she feels, but be firm in making it known that you need her advice to come in a much more gentler tone.  Good luck!

Answer 2

In my experience, many parents are very set in their ways in certain things, like with how to cook, how to do their job, and driving, too. For example, my dad can do no wrong when driving, but my mom is always criticizing herself.

Maybe your mom is just really nervous in cars in general or something, or she thinks that only she knows how to drive.

I think you should either just try to shrug it off and pretend to listen to her, or tell her that she should keep her mouth shut or you'll stop driving her.

Good luck  : )

Answer 3

WHY NOT TRY TALKING TO YOUR MOM BFOR U GET IN THE CAR AND TELL HER THAT THE WAY SHE YELLS AT U IT MAKES U VERY NERVOUSE AND U CANT B NERVOUSE WHILE DRIVING A CAR,,,GOOD LUCK ,,,PEACE

Answer 4

Here is what I would do. I stop the car in a parking lot, turn off the engine, and said *Now I know you may be nervous or something, mom, but if you keep this up, You are going to drive me around untill your old and grey and then i will have to hire someone.* If she gets mad, hand her the keys and say you are never going to be able to move out or get married, because she cannot control her back seat/passenger seat driving. Whenever i told my parents stuff like this, they usually got the point. Nowdays i just ask *who's driving?? Me or you?*

Answer 5

Tell her that you respect her opinion but it would be better for her to hold her corrections until after you are finished driving.  Suggest if it is something that she needs to correct immediately that is a safety issue, that she can say it quietly.  Tell her that you are Trying to give your full attention to your driving and the yelling back and forth is something that distracts you from the task at hand which may result in your making errors you might not normally make.  Tell her that you respect her opinion and appreciate her help since she is a seasoned driver but right now you need to really concentrate and the yelling is a distraction.

It does not matter if you think this stuff or not, she should think your concern is with your learning, not her teaching.  Make sure you do not play the radio in the car while she is around and you are driving, then you can point this fact out as an example of why you are trying to reduce distractions to improve your driving.  Once you are licensed then you will not have to worry any more.

Your other choice is to find someone else to teach you (Older brother, sister, aunt,uncle etc....)  This is what I did because my Mom was such a bad teacher because she was so paranoid that I was going crazy!

Good Luck!

Answer 6

The best advice? Try to remember she is your Moms and you only have one of those. Grin, bear it, and when she starts critizing, just put on your best smile and say "thanks for the advice, mom." I hope I was able to help.