Every teen's dream is to walk down the isle in their cap and gown after graduation and have their parents hand them the keys to a brand new car.
Most kids don't get a new car - most get a dependable used car if they are really lucky. And if they hit the jackpot, it will be a car that may be used but is have very few miles on it and is in close to perfect condition. Not the one with cigarette burns in the faded fabric and the muffler hanging by a thread.
In a recent car advice column in the Washington Post, an 83 year old grandmother was concerned about the safety of a car she wanted to give to her daughter for graduation. It had barely been driven and had been locked in her garage for several years. The advice was "Go for it!"
If you were a car, describe what kind of "mileage" you would have to disclose on your graduation day. Do you have dings and dents, peeling paint or worse, accidents to confess? What if you were given a car at graduation that matched your reputation? Would you be proud to hold those keys in your hand?
Thoughts?
mama j
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