Son's prom night DUI

NorthCarolinaDad
Tue, 09 Jul 2013 01:22:11 +0000

For those interested–my son has been doing well in the week and a half since he’s been home. He was very quiet the first few days but opened up more as time passed and seemed closer to his old self over the holiday weekend. I even saw him smile a few times!

Fortunately his jail time was never anything worse than “boring.” The worst part–which he insists no one who hasn’t been to jail can understand–was the sensation of being locked up in a tiny room for 18 hours a day. He also hated the food, orange jumpsuit, and handcuffs. But beyond that he said it wasn’t an overly terrible experience.

The saving grace of the whole thing was his cellmate, who by my son’s account was “too normal for jail.” He was a 20-year-old college sophomore who was serving the final week of a 30 day sentence for his second DUI. They apparently found a lot in common–they’ve even exchanged text messages since getting out–and I think this young man’s story rammed home the message to my son about what could happen if he doesn’t learn from his mistakes.

My son is going to present to drivers ed classes in the area starting next week and has been working on a powerpoint the last couple of days. I used some of your stories to help give him some ideas so thanks for all your input!