A beautiful day gone wrong (accident)

Mr 5 0 · 12-05-2001, 05:14 PM

1969MachI:

Very sorry to hear of your accident.

Glad no one but the vehicle was hurt, however, you need to get your neck checked out immediately, just in case.
Go to the ER now. Read this later.

Don't argue with your hot-tempered dad. Just say as little as possible except "I'm sorry" and if you get a word in edgewise; remind him that it was an accident - and no one was hurt.

Don't argue about what you did wrong, just admit it.
You were obviously going too fast around a curve on a damp road with a heavy, poor-handling vehicle. A receipe for disaster. Don't say things like "The van just decided to go off the road". You were driving, the van didn't 'decide' anything, you simply tried to defy the laws of physics and lost.

Don't mean to be hard-nosed, just trying to see it as your dad sees it. Lame excuses don't cut it. The sooner you admit it and take responsibility for the accident, the better.

Accidents happen to everybody, eventually. This isn't the end of the world, believe me..it just feels like it. Your dad will calm down, too. Hopefully, he'll be concerned with your health as much as the van.

It's upsetting to crash, even without injury. Been there - done that, so I know. Cars can be fixed or replaced. Wait for the insurance company to look at the van before you decide it's totaled.
It may be fixable. One step at a time, guy.

Try to put it in perspective and not see this accident as ruining your life. It won't, unless you let it.

We all wish you well.

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12-05-2001, 05:14 PM	#3
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	1969MachI: Very sorry to hear of your accident. Glad no one but the vehicle was hurt, however, you need to get your neck checked out immediately, just in case. Go to the ER now. Read this later. Don't argue with your hot-tempered dad. Just say as little as possible except "I'm sorry" and if you get a word in edgewise; remind him that it was an accident - and no one was hurt. Don't argue about what you did wrong, just admit it. You were obviously going too fast around a curve on a damp road with a heavy, poor-handling vehicle. A receipe for disaster. Don't say things like "The van just decided to go off the road". You were driving, the van didn't 'decide' anything, you simply tried to defy the laws of physics and lost. Don't mean to be hard-nosed, just trying to see it as your dad sees it. Lame excuses don't cut it. The sooner you admit it and take responsibility for the accident, the better. Accidents happen to everybody, eventually. This isn't the end of the world, believe me..it just feels like it. Your dad will calm down, too. Hopefully, he'll be concerned with your health as much as the van. It's upsetting to crash, even without injury. Been there - done that, so I know. Cars can be fixed or replaced. Wait for the insurance company to look at the van before you decide it's totaled. It may be fixable. One step at a time, guy. Try to put it in perspective and not see this accident as ruining your life. It won't, unless you let it. We all wish you well.