<p>Shadowrunner, I can only suggest that you sit down and speak with your father. Parents worry and many of us are very good at it! As my DD gets older, I worry less. She’s 20 and has been driving since she was 15. From the day she got her learner’s permit until the day she got her license, we made her drive every where we went. We felt that if she drove a lot with us in the car, she would get lots of experience and we would feel more comfortable when she got her license. I won’t lie … the day she got her license, I was a nervous wreck when she left the house. Each day got better, though. </p>
<p>Have you had driver training from anyone other than your brother? If not, do you think it would help your father feel more comfortable with you driving if you did take a course? How 'bout asking your father to accompany you on a drive? We all worry that our children will be involved in an accident (and mine was involved in a serious one when she was hit by another driver on the interstate), but we have to let go at some point. Perhaps your father is concerned about the cost of insurance and the liability that goes along with having a new driver added to an insurance policy. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>