I was doing some very serious, very fierce dance moves in the car today with my children. I was driving the speed limit but no more as the roads have been snowy, icy, treacherous, etc.
Look at the snow, icy, treacherous, etc. road I was driving on!
There was a car behind me (not pictured), and he was not exactly tailgating but not exactly not tailgating. I was too busy dancing and driving safely to notice (also, unfortunately, not pictured).
As we all know, dancing in the car can be very restricting, so you really have to utilize your best arm moves, which is what I was doing. I can’t remember which song it was, but it inspired me to do a lot of finger-wagging with full arm movement – very dramatic – I hope you can picture it.
Suddenly, the car behind me crossed the solid line to race past me. Vroom!
I only then realized that it’s very likely he interpreted my amazing dance moves as me mocking him, wagging my finger in regards to whether he could pass me or not. Or maybe he thought I was giving him a big “no-no” in response to his tailgating. Because I was not driving so slow as to warrant an illegal passing (trust me, I am a good and fair judge on these matters).
Either way, I wish I could tell him that I was simply dancing with my kids. I may also let it slip that the only thing more dramatic than my dance moves was his car maneuver to get passed me.
So if you also dance while driving, with or without children, and you also have fierce dance moves, watch the arm movements as they may be misinterpreted.
coming full circle 