What did your kid do today?

[Moonliner]

Here is what my 12 Year old was up to today...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Moonliner/door.jpg


I guess all those Nascar games were not as good training as I thought.

[blueerica]

Huh?

I hope he didn't do what I'm speculating...

Edited to add: It just took a long time for the pictures to load.... And DAMN!

[Not Afraid]

Ummmmmmm. That's NOT good.

[Moonliner]

Ummmmmmm. That's NOT good.

Thanks for clarifying that point. ;)

But the worst part is, my Mother-in-law TOLD him to try driving the car. Doh! I don't even get to kick his tail over this.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Do you get to kick your Mother-in-law's tail?

[libraryvixen]

Yipes!! My mom did the same thing when she was learning to drive a car (I'm totally not advocating a 12 year old learn!!). Only... she did it to a brand new freezer in the garage and my 10-speed bike. I can't beleive your MIL told him to try driving!

[scaeagles]

Well, at least he hit the garage door and not the brick wall around it.

[Prudence]

I took out the center support post in the garage when I was learning to drive. The one they thought was absolutely critical for holding up the loft above it. The one they were so afraid to remove even for an instant that they put off resurfacing the garage floor, even though it badly needed it.

[Not Afraid]

Thanks for clarifying that point. ;)

:p

[Ghoulish Delight]

I took out the center support post in the garage when I was learning to drive. The one they thought was absolutely critical for holding up the loft above it. The one they were so afraid to remove even for an instant that they put off resurfacing the garage floor, even though it badly needed it.So you did them a favor! Were you compensated for the work you did?

[Prudence]

So you did them a favor! Were you compensated for the work you did?

I suppose the fact that they let me continue driving could be considered compensation. Of course, they were the ones that insisted I practice parking (I was maybe 15?) and I was saying no! I don't want to try to park the giant boat! ('76 Nova.) They could barely speak they were laughing so much.

[Kevy Baby]

Oops

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Don't worry, in 2 years he'll work that point off of his record.

[wendybeth]

Oh, Moon- that just sucks! (I will admit I laughed a little, but only a teeny bit).

My kid took me shopping at Old Navy and let me spend lots of money on her! She's pretty generous that way.

[MouseWife]

I am happy to post that my 11 year old did nothing out of the ordinary today. At least the teacher or principal didn't come chase me down after school.

But, many moons ago, my nephew, mm, I think about 2 or 3, got out of the house,slipped into his Uncles truck, released the brake and took it out of park...not too bad but the truck was parked on a slight incline. It then rolled down into the street, across it and into the neighbors new wooden fence.

Funny, my memory only holds happy thoughts of my kids. :D

{agh, some are coming back...like the pierced license plate? How did that happen? Or the side of the car swipped by those yellow poles at the gas station???} :eek:

[sleepyjeff]

My Cousin took out an entire US Post Office building when she was 8. She was just pretending to drive :rolleyes:

[wendybeth]

Jeff's cousin wins.

[Kevy Baby]

Jeff's cousin wins.
Yeah, right. "Cousin."

We believe that it was yolur "cousin" Sleepy ;)

[Tito's Kitten]

Wow and to think my first car horror story was a panic attack at 12 driving our family truck (a beast of a 68 Chevy that of course was difficult to steer and handle...) home because we couldn't leave it in the target parking lot and it HAD to be driven home. But my mom was very generious. I got to practice driving in the parking lot for twenty minutes before I went out by myself on the road. I even swerved turning the corner and some man pulled beside me and called me a drunk driver!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Hey, I want closure on this!

Did Mom-in-law pay up? How much does it cost? Was your kid in tears? Was anything inside damaged? Was the car damaged?

Questions, questions!

[Moonliner]

Hey, I want closure on this!

Did Mom-in-law pay up? How much does it cost? Was your kid in tears? Was anything inside damaged? Was the car damaged?

Questions, questions!

I want closure too! (<-Broken garage door, "closure", yuck yuck)

Mom-in-law offered to pay up, but on a fixed income it would mean her going without food for a couple of months. So we declined to accept. Instead I get to use it as political fodder for a few years. "What's that grandma? You don't like the way I clean house? Hey! Remember when you had my boy drive through the garage door?"....

Total cost: ~$750 (including removal of the old door and repairs to the opener)

Nothing inside was damaged, and the car had a few minor scratches. Once the boy figured out Grandma was taking the heat he realized he had a really cool story to tell his friends. "Hey I drove our car through a door, what did you do today?"

[tracilicious]

I'm unclear as to why she told him to drive it. Was she joking and he took it literally? Was it like, "Hey, kid, go drive your dad's car. He won't care."? Why on earth would she tell him that?

[Moonliner]

I'm unclear as to why she told him to drive it. Was she joking and he took it literally? Was it like, "Hey, kid, go drive your dad's car. He won't care."? Why on earth would she tell him that?

I'm still not exactly sure... I think what happend was that she could not get the steering wheel to unlock (You have to insert and turn the key for that)
She asked him to try and unlock it for her. He got in turned the key a bit too far.... wham-o. There are some unexplained issues, like you have to have the clutch pressed in order to start the car etc....

[Not Afraid]

I think that kid's been taking the car out for a spin at night while you are sleeping!

[Morrigoon]

Nah, then he'd know how NOT to plow through the garage door