Originally Posted by webwench

Sounds like a difficult kid. And it's tougher to dictate to him now that he's eighteen when it comes to things like medical treatment, too, which is unfortunate.

It might be better to sign the kid up for driving school than try to teach him yourself, though. I mean, my mom and I were on relatively good terms when I was 15 and learning to drive her car, but it was still pretty tense in the car when I messed up. A few turns of me grinding the gears in her big new Thunderbird when she thought I ought to be able to find them was enough to get me sent to driving school, where I could beat the hell out of someone else's Escort without fear. If you're already miffed with this kid, it could be a good way to get him out of the house for a weekend or two, too