u/dekaustubh

Hello Leute,

I'm expat and currently in a difficult situation with Fahrschule. Reaching out to the community to get better insights.

A few months ago I signed a contract with Fahrschule, it had good reviews on google and one of my friend also recommended me. Also it was close to where I live.
I passed theory exam and started with practical lessons. The instructor who had good reviews had already left, so Fahrschule assigned me one.

I have 16 years of driving in my home country and I have driven in Europe for thousands of KMs previously on different occasions on tourists visa.

I started lessons, everything was okay, nothing great but no red flags either.
Even after 8 complete lessons, instructor didn't register me for practical exam. I really had to push him. He said you are still making mistakes. I agreed to him, but those mistakes were not critical to not register me. After 10 lessons, he finally registered me but he said "I believe you are ready, the exam date will be after 4 weeks, so keep taking more lessons to avoid all mistakes". I disagreed because I was confident on my driving, major mistakes were not happening. Still, to not create any disagreements & drama I didn't say anything.

Today, before the start of my lesson, I asked if they have received a date. They said, not yet. I was furious, even after 4+ weeks, the date didn't arrive, and they still wanted me to take 2 lessons per week till the exam date arrives & they didn't know when will it arrive. The staff said talk to your instructor.
I talked to my instructor he said, if the date comes next week we won't take more lessons & we will cancel remaining. He said "trust me, I want you to pass in first attempt."
After the driving lesson, the staff said, your exam date is 20th July & handed over fresh schedule. They want me to have 8 more lessons, taking lessons tally to 20. I cancelled 2, because of prescheduled doctor's appointment, but the staff said if you cancel more lessons we won't let you attend the exam and cancel it.

At this point I'm convinced that they don't care if I get a license or not, they just care about their money. What makes me furious is that, even after paying 1200k+ euros already, they want more. Fahrschule have been given too much power. Now if I cancel any of these lessons, I'm pretty sure the instructor will be unhappy and he will make sure I fail the exam.

If there is anything I can do to reduce the cost further? Is changing Fahrschule good option now? Can they threaten me as such?

Thank you in advance!

Hi all ,

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I am looking for a therapist online. Since I'm from Pune, I would prefer a therapist from Pune too, but that's just a preference.

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I'm currently going through the toughest phase of my life (and that's irreversible, the things are only going to go worse) and currently doing a lot of comparison with others. (I know I shouldn't), that has increased my stress and I can't focus on anything. My mental health has gone down and that is affecting my family as well.

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I would love to get help ASAP.

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Thank you.

Hi all,
My daughter is 3 years and 9 months old. She was diagnosed with rare genetic condition which causes hypotonia in all over her body. She went to a few physiotherapy sessions, which helped her walk at the age of 2.

We live in Germany, and since she started walking they delisted her from physiotherapy. Now I am again trying to get her physiotherapy but there is months and months of waiting.

Meanwhile, I am trying to make her do a lot physical activities but she is not interested. She is riding a bike with training wheels, but gets tired easily at around 500m/600m mark she gives up the bike.
She doesn't have enough strength in her arms to balance a bike, so we ditched it and gave her bike with training wheels.

We have been doing a lot of outdoor activities, but she is really struggling due to her weak strength.
She can not do rock climbing (I don't expect her to do it either, but she is not motivated), she can climb stairs but very wobbly and needs support. Also, she can climb the rope ladder installed in parks, but it takes her a lot of time to complete a loop. She sees her friends do the same loop 3-4 times, when she is not even done once, that frustrates her.

I'm basically out of ideas on what to do. If anyone has any tips on what can we do, especially at home/parks, to improve core, balance & strength? Does bouncing on Gym ball help? Does horse riding help?

Thanks!