[RoadKids]

Hi.

I'm RoadKid #2.

Dad let me change the oil in Mom's minivan yesterday all by myself and I did a good job. Nothing was leaking when I was done and the engine didn't blow up.

Dad let me jack the car up and put it on stands. He just watched to make sure everything was done right. He helped a little bit with some things like when I couldn't unscrew the filler cap and he set the torque wrench for me. But I got to do the rest. I've helped Dad a lot with cars but this was the first time I got to really do something by myself.

I was really excited and proud so I told my friend Tony about it yesterday and he said that it wasn't a very girlie thing to do. I said, "You would know what's girlie and what's not." I don't think he got it.

Dad said maybe I should let you all know that I changed oil for the first time and maybe you would understand.

I tried to rotate the tires but couldn't get the bolts off even with Dad's long bar. He brought out the impact wrench but it scared me when I first used it. It was a lot louder than when Dad uses it. I couldn't lift the wheels off by myself so Dad did that, too, but I rolled them to where they needed to be. I wasn't strong even to get the bolts tight again so I let Dad torque them down.

Dad said it was perfect and he was really proud of me and in a few more years he won't even have to help.

C