I sort of said to myself , " That was close , but we 're here , and life goes on . " There was nothing else to do but keep driving and hoping that the other driver had learned a lesson about driving in such a reckless hurry . Now , I have another day to live , actually not a day , just this moment and then perhaps another and another . It 's a gift , a gift to savour .

A: What happened to make me think this to myself ?

And the " parents do n't know what 's going on , " she said . Nearly half of those preteens or " tweens " who responded said they had been in a dating relationship . The survey considers tweens to be between 11 and 14 years of age .

A: What may be the reason of the post ?

I was so proud today . So I was sitting at home , bored , ( an ear infection has kept me from being out for too long of time ) when I get a text from my kid sister about McCain picking Palin as his VP . We then had a good hour long text conversation about Palin , McCain , and the race in general ... I was utterly surprised because I did n't know my sister was even following the election , and turns out she 's been keeping an eye on it the entire time .

A: What was the nature of the narrator 's conversation ?

Then I went to get Eric to sit and talk with him . That should have been a no go as well . Yetttt I was drunk and did n't care . Lord , help .

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If the narrator went home after their conversation with Eric what would have been the safest way for them to travel ?