I wrote previously about how during my weekend at Blogher dizziness I was lured by the temptation of supple leather, and a purring young motor ad the potential government provided escape hatch of “Cash for Clunkers”. But I didn?t taste the forbidden fruit, I simply looked in the window. I just sniffed. I didn?t take a Chevy test drive. I remained faithful to my Chrysler Town & Country, ?TC?. ?Traverse? was just an unattainable infatuation, a 7 year itch of sorts. I thought that I was being discreet. I thought that I behaved, outwardly, above reproach. But apparently I made a mistake because ?TC? KNOWS! Ever since I got home from the Blogher festivities our relationship has been strained. And now ?TC? is blowing nothing but hot air in my direction when I turn on the AC. What am I going to do?
It?s not fair really. I never ever would have even entertained the thought of ?Traverse? if ?TC? had been acting as an equal partner in our relationship. But lately ?TC? has been really difficult, and letting itself go too. I have been secretly wondering if maybe ?TC? is having an affair with our mechanic, and that?s why so many things have needed ?fixing?. They are just excuses to spend more time with the mechanic!
You know, I’ve always been a minivan girl. I’ve never tried living with an SUV. Will it be different? Can I handle the power? This is truly hard on me. I?m a monogamous driver. Carrying on behind ?TC?s? back is not my style. But it?s a big step to make a change. I?ll have to change my Blog surname, change my title. (Can I still be a soccer mom in a Chevy?) Plus the expense worries me. Can I really afford to separate right now. Yes, my individual happiness is valuable. Yes, it?s extremely important that my kids are safe and cared for. I just don?t know how I would swing the cost of the luxury of ?Traverse?.
And now the minivan community is making a push. Daddy Chrysler is offering an additional cash incentive, on top of the government money, if I stay in the family! They tell me that “Traverse” is just a passing fancy. That Traverse can’t really do for me what “TC” does. That “Traverse” doesn’t really want me. I don’t know what to believe. “Traverse” seemed so genuine when we met at Blogher. The GM family was really nice and communicative. But am I just beng foolish. Should I stay with the family?
I?m feel financially trapped in this unfulfilling relationship with ?TC?. The pavement on the other side of the road looks so smooth with ?Traverse?, but I don?t know if I can afford to get there. And, truth be told, I don’t know if I even belong in “Traverses’” world. Oh, what a quandary!
SMILE On!
ML
Miss Lori can be found Musing from her Minivan at MissLori.TV and ChiacgoMomsBlog. you can also see her Activating to Be Great at Miss Lori’s CAMPUS on Youtube, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
About misslori
