WILL SHE OR WON’T SHE??????????-edited
I just spoke to my cousin. She is a widow. She is planning to drive with me tomorrow to Toronto. As we were talking I suggested that she driver HER car to Toronto. She could follow me. Once she got to Toronto she would be independent. I will be busy visiting my SIL so sometimes she would be at the motel alone. She will see her cousin and brother but at other times she won’t have a car. I wonder what she’ll decide. I always tell her that if she doesn’t have someone to go with she should go alone. She says she is alone all the time so when she goes out she wants company. It is ok to go with someone but is it better to stay home if you can’t find someone to go with? Not for me. Keep posted. Better get on the WII.
Of course she decided NOT to drive. It’s ok with me but I feel sorry for her. If she would do it once at least she would know if she could do it again.
It takes time and practice for a person to become as independent as you! A lot of women I know won’t drive at night or on the freeway. That’s the first step to becoming old and living with big limitations.
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I agree with [KindnessMatters] many women dont like travelling by themselves especially on freeways or in unfamiliar cities. I suspect your cousin’s husband did all the driving when he was alive and she simply isnt up to doing it herself. Unless it is a big imposition for you I would take her along. She can always get cabs or public transport once she is there.
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I have a neighbor that lost her husband 7 years ago and she will not drive on the Xway or venture anywhere that she hasn’t already been. Would never go on a road trip alone. She claims she’s always bored but then won’t do anything to make life more interesting. I do lots with her but she needs to get involved outside her comfy home. We all make our life what it is, it’s up to us to change.
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