Words of Wisdom from a Glorified Cabbie

Like most Bostonians, I have seriously considered throwing a protest when I see the T leaving without me at 12:31.  Taking a cab is never a fun experience, especially when the driver thinks he can take me in circles around the city without me noticing the increasing fare.  So when I found myself waiting for a cab this weekend, I never expected to get a lesson on love.   

“How was your night with that boy?” he asked in his Haitian accent.

“Boy?” I said. 

“The one you left there on the curb.”

“Oh. Him? He was almost a big mistake.”

Now leaving a boy on the sidewalk at two a.m. is not something a girl should readily admit to, particularly to strangers.   But there was something about this Cabbie’s concern that made me want to confess.  

“You know, I see too many girls, jumping in the cabs with the guys, going to the parties, getting crazy.  You got you head on you shoulders. You don’t need to go sleeping with every guy you meet.”  

My cab driver was giving me “the talk.” My mother had avoided this topic my entire life.  She was sure that if she never mentioned boys I wouldn’t think they existed. 

“I had sex way too young.  I’m only thirty-nine and my daughter is twenty. She hasn’t had sex yet.  She’s learned from my mistakes.” 

I suddenly had flashbacks to a pre-pubescent Cabbie, a stud I’m sure, wooing women with his charm.   He clearly never had any issues getting women to open up to him.

“You don’t need to have a boy to have a good night.” 

Too many girls rely on guys to have a good time.  But all you really need is your friends and a positive attitude to have fun.

This man had watched hundreds of girls get in and out of his cab with random guys. Yet he wanted to share his words of wisdom with me.  Some of the best advice comes from the most unexpected people at the most unexpected times.

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