Today, I let my son take my car out for a spin, since he just got his licence. He didn't make it out of our street before totaling it. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my son thought he'd take my new car for a drive without permission. He accelerated straight into a tree, reversed into a lamppost and then accelerated again into the neighbours car. FML
Today, I let my son drive us home. After just 10 feet, he crashed into a parked cop car. It was my squad car. FML
Today, I was giving my son a driving lesson. He blatantly ran a red light, so I told him to pull over to let me drive us home. As I walked over to the driver-side door, he instead locked me out and drove off by himself. FML
Today, after failing my learner's licence twice in the previous weeks, I finally passed. As I got home, I went for a drive with my dad. I smashed my mum's car into an old lady's fence and ended up in her backyard. FML
Today, I woke up and saw my new car was gone and my son seemed very shifty. When I questioned him with the cops, he admitted to taking it for a joyride and "leaving it" behind a derelict mall. We drove over. It was wrapped around a light post, completely destroyed. FML
Today, after having saved up my money for months to buy my college-bound son the car of his dreams, I got a phone call telling me it had been totalled during a drag-race. I only gave him the keys two days ago. FML
Today, my son got pulled over by a cop for speeding. He decided it was bullshit and floored the gas. He barely made it half a mile before losing control and crashing into a house. Now I'm being sued by the homeowner, my son is in jail, and my car is totaled. FML
Today, I bought my very first car that I spent years saving for. A few hours after I signed all the papers, I let my boyfriend go for a test drive. He totaled it. FML
Today, I let my boyfriend drive my car, knowing that he doesn't have a license. While he was out, he ran a stop sign, collided with another vehicle, and then left the scene of the accident. Then he lied to me about how the accident happened so I "wouldn't be so upset." FML
Today, I let my 19-year-old son drive my Lexus to his date. At 11:00 p.m., I watched him pull into the driveway with a broken taillight, marks and scratches all over the car, the front bumper missing, and him being nearly passed out because he's so drunk. FML
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DocBastard 40
And this is why auto insurance rates for teenagers are so much higher than for adults. Because, in general, they're idiots.
imtooshy 18
I hope he at least isn't hurt?! Sorry OP, you can always replace a car.
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joopjoop 19
idk how it is where you live, but im pretty sure here youre on a sort of probationary period right after you get your license and youre supposed to have a licensed driver over 21 in the car with you for 6 months... if thats not how they do it there then maybe they should...
UNLUCKYyY1037 26
You must not of caught his sarcasm
vladimirnabokov 15
I got my license a few months ago and I'm not even allowed to take my dad's car around the BLOCK by myself... you let him take it just after getting his license? sorry OP but ydi. just because you get your license as a teen, doesn't always mean youre exactly ready to take on the road by yourself. my brother wasnt allowed to drive alone until he had his license for nearly a year. pigs would fly before i took my dad's car out by myself tomorrow...
saac22 2
The day I got my license my mom and I pulled into the driveway and I said "Okay I'm going out for awhile" she was totally fine with it. Now I'm not sure how getting licensed works where OP is, but for where I live it means you take a written test, get a permit for 6 months, a provisional license at 17 (with strict rules; you can't drive between 11 PM and 6 AM and you can't have more than one non-family member in the car with you), and after a year your full license. So for us, if at that point you still can't be trusted to drive on your own, you probably shouldn't be driving at all any time soon.
love_me_electric 20
97, are you talking about an actual license or a learner's permit? Because I can't think of anywhere in the world you can get a license without passing a road test. If you can pass your test, you should be able to drive a car around the block without wrecking it.
WhiteZoneRedZone 6
Was he posting on FML at the time? Not that I ever OH MY GOD!
Raykyogrou03 12
No twitter: "Just cruzin thru da hood. Ahh!! #tree #boom #yolo"
Landowner 8
After rereading, im honestly surprised it wasn't your daughter
Raykyogrou03 12
Driving standards are different around the world. Here in Asia, they literally give ANYONE a license as long as you pay the registration fee. The written exam is a joke and don't even hold practicals. I doubt that if you ask people about the traffic rules they could answer correctly.
miyaviichan 27
It seems like such a decadent, suburbian problem. As if illegal immigrants and their children have the luxury of not driving perfectly. Heh.
nikolkaw 9
Should've moved to Europe...can't drive till 18 ;)
macagirl 9
How did he total it?! And hopefully he's ok!
littlefro2012 9
Ydi for raising a moron