NYCbabe’s Story
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So, long story short...
NYCbabe made the mistake of
driving home
My Advice to You is
never, ever, do this.
Here's the whole story
When I was 18, I went out with one of my guy friends to a party on New Years Eve. The party was about 20 minutes from my house, and he and I drove separately because he was spending the night and I had a curfew. I told myself that I would just have a couple casual drinks in the few hours before midnight, cut myself off and be fine to drive home around 1 a.m. Unfortunately, two of my best friends and I started taking shots - which lead to me blacking out for about half an hour, until my mom called. My parents are very overprotective, and my mom could tell something was wrong when I was on the phone. I asked her if I could spend the night out, and she asked if I was drinking. I said no (mistake #1) and she said okay well come home then. So, I drove home, safely thank god, but could hardly walk as I entered my house. I proceeded to throw up more than I ever have in my entire life, and had a terrible hangover the next day. I am so thankful that nothing happened to anyone else, or myself that night, and I have never gotten behind the wheel drunk since. The other horrible consequence is that my parents lost all trust they had for me. I spent the next day with my mom who couldn't stop crying and my dad who wanted to rip my head off.
People drive drunk on a weekly, or even daily basis, especially young people who are in college and what not. That night was the scariest night of my life, and the only good that has come of it is knowing that I will never do it again.
Comments (1)
Glad you realized the risks associated with that. Losing parents trust is always a disheartening thing. And oh man, when your mom cries about it...that's just the worst feeling in the world. Good that you've moved on and learned from this.