Oct 8, 2026, 3:23 PMeep 😳 the teen passed his driving test on the first try. pray for us 🫣
- Oct 8, 2026, 3:23 PM
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Wojopolishdub@bsd.networkOct 8, 2026, 3:25 PM@gumnos Yes, praying as having a teenager driving is scary.
On the plus side, the test was passed on the first try, and not the 2nd or 3rd.. or 5th.
- Oct 8, 2026, 3:30 PM
@polishdub
He's also 17 and we took it slowly (much to his disappointment) so it could be far worse. But yeah, it's as much a parental milestone as his milestone 😆 
🇨🇦 Dianne Sdfs_comedy@mastodon.socialOct 8, 2026, 3:49 PM@gumnos Congrats; a milestone for sure.
My daughter was bent out of shape that I own a stick-shift, but she persevered and learned to drive a standard. Now it's a point of pride with her because very few of her friends can do that.
- Oct 8, 2026, 3:58 PM
@dfs_comedy hah, bravo to her. I've heard them referred to as "anti-Millennial theft devices" (or replace with whatever newer generation that hasn't been raised to drive stick)
I learned stick as a teen and when I got my first car (a stick because they were notably cheaper at the time) my dad took me to our church parking-lot to practice. Then drove home in his car and said, "see ya at home." The gotcha was that the exit to the church parking-lot was an up-hill ~8% grade to a stop-sign at a modestly-trafficked road.
Made it home safely, but talk about your trial by fire 😆
- 🇨🇦 Dianne Sdfs_comedy@mastodon.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:56 PM
I'm going on a 7-hour road trip with my partner soon and he did not know how to drive stick. He's had a few lessons from me. I both love and hate the idea that he can share some of the driving with me; the goal is for me to relax while he drives... but that ain't gonna happen. 😛