It can wait!

Today while pulling out of a busy shopping center Grace and I were almost side swiped by a younger female driver making an illegal left turn and texting on her phone. Despite myself and the other car she almost hit honking at her her phone never left her eyesight. I had to fight with every ounce of sanity that I could not to follow her and ask what text she was sending/reading that was so important that she was willing to risk not only her life, but those around her as well. I have to say that texting on your phone while driving is literarily the STUPIDEST thing you can do sober. It is also probably my biggest pet peeve with drivers. Maybe it's because I have had to bury a friend who thought texting her brother that she was running five minutes late was more important then looking both ways before pulling out on a highway where people go 75 mph, but to me there is absolutely NOTHING that is so important it cannot wait for you to stop driving. In fact there is no maybe about it, I know that losing a friend over a text message (let that sink in for a moment....my friend died because of a TEXT) is what changed my view on texting and driving.

I'll admit I was just like that girl today. I probably sent thousands of text messages while driving when I was in high school and early in college. I never thought twice about the fact that even the shortest text can take the average person 30 seconds to type. Which means that for 30 seconds your eyes and attention are completely off the road. If someone asked you to drive 30 seconds down a road with your eyes closed would you? If your answer was yes, you should probably just save us all and turn in your car keys now. It's just plain stupid!! When I think of all the things Ashlyn will never get to do especially now when I look at my daughter and think about how truly blessed I am to have this life....it's scary to think. It could have easily been me, but I got lucky. Seriously if you have ever sent a text while driving and nothing happened it wasn't because your a fantastic driver or speedy texter. It was because you got lucky!! You no different then the guy driving drunk saying he does it all the time and nothing has happened. It's not because he's a great drunk driver...it's because he's been lucky so far. We all know luck only goes so far and eventually it's not on your side. So put down the damn phone and drive!!!! It can wait I promise because there is no worse feeling in the world then losing someone over a text.