OTR with a child

No. I was never an O/O. Always a company driver.

 

I am taking it you are new to trucking. Or been out a good while and needed training. The years ago you speak of with this girl you dated. Well; that was then. This is now. This is not the same trucking as back then. I would hate for my kid to hear and see how today's drivers act. Between the bickering and all about me drivers out there; you might not find many fond memories to share.

 

Picture your daughter asking. Daddy why is that man peeing on the fuel pump...

 

Its just that I have been there, done that and seen the results both ways. I was busy at work while my oldest ( 33)the daughter (27)next down were growing up. They both turned out to be real good kids, but I did not get to share in the growing process.

My Son (22) and his little sister (17) I have made it an issue to never miss a game, open house, or school band performance. I have had issues with dispatchers, and managers, I have flown home to keep date made with or for my kids. I believe it has made a difference in not only my life but more important theirs. When they see that their parents are at the game, or performance you can see it in there eyes. Makes them feel important as it should because they are. And we don't get 2 shots at this stuff called life.

 

This question is a joke - right? Having a child grow up, go to school, LIVE in a truck cab? Thats a sucky existance if you ask me (MY opinion).

Also, I'm not sure of the "prerequisites", if any, are required for a parent to home school a child; but there should be. In my opinion, having a high school diploma makes you no authority to be teaching reading, science, mathematics to a child.

Granted, I know you "gotta do what you gotta do" to get by - but that is a dis-service to a child.

 

i rode with my dad as a kid, usually a few times in the summer and after a few days it got really boring, most of the time there is no time to do fun things because my dad still had a job to do,

Plus a lot of the places didn't allow kids in their yards so I had to hide in the bunk, sometimes for hours.

I think you are dreaming if you think your dispachers are always going to get you time off in fun places,

I personally wouldn't do it to a kid, once in a while is fine, but all the time in the truck I wouldn't do, kids need to be out having fun with other kids they don't want to be cooped up in a truck all the time.