Kids and Cars ? ? ?

Sprat enjoyed his birthday week.  Between football games and practice, school, and life in general poor Sprat did not get an official celebration.  We celebrated with the family at the lake over the weekend and we had cake and ice cream at our house the other day.  No, he did not get a new car for his sweet sixteen.  He will not have his license for a couple months yet because he has not put in his driving time like he should have.  I am not sure if he is afraid or if he just does not care about driving.  Most of the kids he hangs out with will not get their licenses till next year and that may be part of it.
I did not get a new car when I turned sixteen, I did get to drive my moms' old car and I was pretty thrilled with that.  Some of the kids I went to school with got new cars; they got Camero, Jaguar, and even a Porche.  I drove my daddy's truck to school right after I got my license because I could not drive a straight drive.  Once I learned how to drive a straight drive I got my moms' car.   I was thrilled just to have a car to drive.  I drove moms car till I graduated college and went to work.  Once I was settled in my new job and my new apartment I started saving my money so that I could buy my first car and moms car went back to them.  I think this is how things are going to go with my kids.  They can drive what we have, and when they have a job of their own they can buy their first car.