I'm so old I Remember when:

[notabitail]

I thought those looked bad, then realized in a few decades Gen Z fashion is what the old people will bash.

(P.S I don't care for Gen Z fashion. I have a life).

 

[EmmaDonovan]

We couldn't wait to leave.

We couldn't wait to get our driver's licenses, either. We begged our parents or an older sibling to take us to the DMV right on our 16th birthday to get that highly coveted bit of freedom. It was a major rite of passage, essential for getting away from parents and spending time with friends.

Now kids live their lives online so by the time they're sixteen they've been meeting up with friends and getting away from parents for years. They have little interest in getting a driver's license. It's so strange to me.

 

[sourland]

We couldn't wait to get our driver's licenses, either. We begged our parents or an older sibling to take us to the DMV right on our 16th birthday to get that highly coveted bit of freedom. It was a major right of passage, essential for getting away from parents and spending time with friends.

Now kids live their lives online so by the time they're sixteen they've been meeting up with friends and getting away from parents for years. They have little interest in getting a driver's license. It's so strange to me.

Toughest thing for me as a parent was watching my kids pull out of the driveway on their own for the first time.

 

[notabitail]

We couldn't wait to get our driver's licenses, either. We begged our parents or an older sibling to take us to the DMV right on our 16th birthday to get that highly coveted bit of freedom. It was a major right of passage, essential for getting away from parents and spending time with friends.

Now kids live their lives online so by the time they're sixteen they've been meeting up with friends and getting away from parents for years. They have little interest in getting a driver's license. It's so strange to me.

I hate to ruin the illusion, but I have wanted a driver's licence since before I was 10.

 

[R2elk]

I hate to ruin the illusion, but I have wanted a driver's license since before I was 10.

Those of us that grew up on farms were driving long before we got a driver license.

 

[notabitail]

Those of us that grew up on farms were driving long before we got a driver license.

I've driven a real car a few times. Makes me wish I had a license so I could drive a car on a road. Only problem is, I don't know if I'd have to be on the insurance here. Which costs a really pretty penny.

(I'm hoping Mom realizes it'd help a lot on long road trips )

 

[R2elk]

I've driven a real car a few times. Makes me wish I had a license so I could drive a car on a road. Only problem is, I don't know if I'd have to be on the insurance here. Which costs a really pretty penny.

(I'm hoping Mom realizes it'd help a lot on long road trips )

Insurance is required by state law.

I wasn't allowed to get a car until I paid for my own insurance.

I would rather drive a tractor any day even though that was work.

 

[sdm111]

I do not like school either (college) but apparently it's necessary these days to even get a job. And you can join the military with a higher rank if you have a degree, so I'm sticking out till August - then I'm done!!!

It's very not necessary to have a college degree.

 

[NanaK]

I would rather drive a tractor any day even though that was work.

Tractors have changed a lot over the years.

 

[R2elk]

Tractors have changed a lot over the years.

Yes, I got a diesel one so I never have to work on a carburetor again.