Growing Up

My son passed his written exam for a drivers permit on Friday, after the second try. BUT he failed the eye exam.

AND I was judged as a neglectful parent. See? hover or neglectful.

The DMV employee/clerk/whatever calls me over. MOM!(seriously, the dude shouted this) he needs new glasses. He can't see with these. Yeah right because I've been just letting that go. Uh buddy that's as good as that eye gets. He has amblyopia strabismus and only has 20/80 out of the right eye with his glasses on. But, he has 20/20 with his glasses on and using both eyes. He can see people and movement out of that eye. He is not blind in that eye but he can't read with that eye alone.

And the dude now sighs and says "well then you are going to need to have your doctor fill out this form and bring it back for us to have on file."

Fantastic. So Monday I'm calling to get an appointment and get the kid an eye exam and the form filled out and then BACK to the DMV we go. Hee Haw.

DMV requirement for those wondering is the following:

20/40 with both eyes AND
20/40 with one eye AND
at least 20/70 with one eye

BUT he has 20/20 with both and glasses. I promise he won't read a book with one eye while driving.

So now his eye doctor has to reassure the DMV that he can see well enough to drive. Okay I get it we don't want blind people driving. BUT, we let stupid people drive. We let people who can't speak English drive (heard plenty of those at the DMV). They are worried about you SEEING the signs. How about being able to read them. How about know what the mean?

The written test asks all these crazy questions that would apply if we lived in the back country.

So what kind of mom were you today? Hover or neglectful?

I'm two for two.