Teen Driving: A Narrative Analysis

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Mom: Hey sweetie I got this new key just for you! its called my key. It is very cool.
Teen: It looks like a regular key. What is so cool about it?
Mom: Well it has a programmable computer chip in it.
Teen: What?! mom you are going to spy on me?
Mom: Not spy on you just put limits on the way you drive.
Teen: What is wrong with my driving? I am a great driver!
Mom: What about those speeding tickets I have been getting?
Teen: Mom I told you those were not my fault! I didn't see the speed limit because I was turning up the radio.
Mom: My point exactly you are also too focused on the music. You have loud enough when you leave the house I can only imagine what that car sounds like while you are driving. You could go death you know. that's why I'm

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