27 this year and no license.

I’m turning 27 this year and I’ve never even had a permit. I’m a mother of a toddler and I fortunately work from home as a full time nurse to my mother, ( my dad takes her back and forth to appointments etc. ) but I’ve never even had a permit or anything. I used to drive without a license back and forth when I worked overnight retail for 3 years, and I feel like I did fine. No accident whatsoever or even got pulled over, luckily. Recently my mother was in a wreck w my dad and they caused her to need me as a nurse, and I’m not sure if that’s what triggered my anxiety or what.

I think originally my anxiety stemmed from when my school said they put a ban on my license from my truancy issues at the time, and clearly that was a long time ago but idk it made me never want to even attempt. My parents were drug addicted ( they’re in recovery now, clearly ) and never taught me how to drive properly, I had to figure out on my own how to basically drive and idk I don’t feel confident in my skills. Recently, I got a manual and I’m going to read and take notes, and I’m going to try and learn and maybe even ask my dad to help me practice. I want to learn how to drive to be able to take my mom places, and my son ofc. I want that freedom but the idea of being on the road terrifies me.