Saturday, September 22, 2012

Why Being an Independent Woman is Hard

Because fixing my car has caused me so much trauma in my life, I've decided that it is better to learn to fix your own car.  Mostly all I can do is fix brakes, and let's be honest...I even need help to do that.

I try so hard to be independent sometimes, but usually it just ends up making everyone's job harder.  Luckily my dad will usually help me.

Right now, my speedometer is broken.  I tried to be all independent--I did some research, figured out the problem, found out what kind of part I needed, and even checked out some instructional YouTube videos.  I  thought I had it pretty much figured out, probably.

Instead of calling various auto parts stores, I decided to just drive down the road and stop at every auto parts store I saw.  I thought I knew what I was looking for, but it turns out there are like 15 parts called practically the same thing.  I think I might have ordered a part at some point, just hoping that it was the right one.

So after I tried out the independent way, I made my dad come with me.  After one stop, we figured out which part we needed, and determined that I had previously selected the wrong one.

I love claiming that I'm an independent woman, but the truth is, sometimes, I'm real bad at it, and it's just easier to make dad help. 

1 comment:

  1. I am proud of you for your dedication to independent womanhood. You made it much further than I would have before you got help.

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