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Question for parents of driving aged kids:
Posted on 7/30/18 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 7/30/18 at 4:59 pm
How freaked out were you the first time you watched your kid head out the driveway for the first time alone?
Just happened to me.
Just happened to me.
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Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:01 pm to Scoop
Once a month, I would shite due to the cost of insurance. 
Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:01 pm to Scoop
It hasn’t happened for me yet. But it’s coming quickly
Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:02 pm to Scoop
My parents solved this by not letting me get a license (did get a permit) or practice driving beyond the fundamentals of operation.
Assholes.
Assholes.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:11 pm to Scoop
Sort of a good bit. The first time my oldest left with the younger two for school, I stood at the door and watched dressed and ready to go after them if needed. I told him my world was in that truck.
It gets better with the next kid.
It gets better with the next kid.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:21 pm to Scoop
I understand what this is like. I don’t know the feeling from personal experience but I believe I understand the range of emotions here.
I say that because I recently adopted two bird children and seeing them fly off for the first time left me feeling proud, concerned, and lonely all at once.
I say that because I recently adopted two bird children and seeing them fly off for the first time left me feeling proud, concerned, and lonely all at once.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 5:29 pm to Scoop
Freaked. Out.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:34 pm to Scoop
I still freak out at the thought.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:37 pm to Scoop
I was perfectly ok with it. He drives way better than I do. He probably freaks out when I backout the driveway. 
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:44 pm to Scoop
When he left he said he was gonna pick up a buddy and go hang out at another buddy’s house.
When I called him an hour later he was at a restaurant with a girl named Katie.
When I called him an hour later he was at a restaurant with a girl named Katie.
This post was edited on 7/30/18 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:47 pm to Scoop
I just did this in mid June. It really wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. We had been practicing for quite a bit while she had her permit (10 months), so I was confident in her skills. Still needs some practice in parking lots, but on the road, she is good. First time with just her and her brother was a little freaky though.
As for the insurance, mine went from $130 a month for my wife and I (4 cars) to $270, and this includes a couple of discounts. I knew it was going to jump so I was not too shocked.
As for the insurance, mine went from $130 a month for my wife and I (4 cars) to $270, and this includes a couple of discounts. I knew it was going to jump so I was not too shocked.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:48 pm to Scoop
When they master mud riding the four wheeler and hauling the gooseneck with you in it, you’ll be ok with them taking the 1500 or minivan alone.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 6:59 pm to Scoop
How much did insurance jump?
I added my wife to my policy and it went up $280 a month.
She had one accident in six years.
I hate insurance.
I added my wife to my policy and it went up $280 a month.
She had one accident in six years.
I hate insurance.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:00 pm to Scoop
My son got his permit when he was 15. We bought him a car and I would have him drive to school with me in the passenger seat. I would make him take varied routes to school, both interstate and surface roads. I would drive his car to work, then pick him up from school and he would drive me home.
Three things:
He scared the shite out of me several times in the first few weeks.
When he got his drivers license he was ready and we didn't worry too much.
Baton Rouge is probably one of the worst towns to learn to drive.
Three things:
He scared the shite out of me several times in the first few weeks.
When he got his drivers license he was ready and we didn't worry too much.
Baton Rouge is probably one of the worst towns to learn to drive.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:13 pm to Scoop
I don't have kids, but my friends freaked the frick out when they got their auto insurance quotes to insure their kids.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:18 pm to Scoop
The way you worded it, I thought you meant driving your adult children around
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:20 pm to Scoop
He had permit for a year so it wasn't that big of a deal. It was really nice that he could drive to school, and bring his brother, and not have use making 2-3 trips across town to bring/pick them up.
The insurance was not as bad as I thought, it was only a little over $100 / month to add him to an older vehicle w/ liability only. To pay an additional $200 / month for a 12 year old car didn't make any sense to us. If it was wrecked it would be totaled and we wouldn't get jackshit from State Farm.
The insurance was not as bad as I thought, it was only a little over $100 / month to add him to an older vehicle w/ liability only. To pay an additional $200 / month for a 12 year old car didn't make any sense to us. If it was wrecked it would be totaled and we wouldn't get jackshit from State Farm.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 7:33 pm to Scoop
Daughter just got permit today. Time has flown and I’m not ready.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:31 pm to Scoop
It was awful.
Not that I was scared because my daughter is a good and careful driver. But just because it is a concrete memory that your child is growing up. My wife and I just sat there in shock for a half hour.
Not that I was scared because my daughter is a good and careful driver. But just because it is a concrete memory that your child is growing up. My wife and I just sat there in shock for a half hour.
Posted on 7/30/18 at 9:36 pm to Scoop
I pay about $850 a month in insurance. Daughter waited until she was 16 to get her license. She got a ticket last month for 86 in a 45 zone, ON THE FEEDER road. I was beyond pissed, thinking what could have happened.
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