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When parents pay to be scared out of their minds

Jennifer Haubrich
Frazzled
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3 min readJan 16, 2025

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A humorous scene of a driving lesson where a young woman is behind the wheel, smiling confidently, while an older man, presumably her dad, looks terrified, covering his eyes with one hand. A speech bubble above him reads: “SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN… STOP!!”.
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Either they spent $18 to watch people pretend to die in the dark, or they paid $45.50 for their teen’s driver’s permit and got in the car with them for the first time. And only one of them came with airbags.

Which one do you think each of these parents are talking about?

“I was excited. I thought it would be fun. But then 12 minutes in I was sweating. The tension was so thick you’d have to cut with a chainsaw. All I can say is, you think you’ve been scared before, but you haven’t been THIS scared. Not ever. You have to see it to believe it!”

Dave, Whynot, NC

“I have only one word: Terrifying. Should come with a warning. It’s going to haunt my nightmares for weeks.”

Janice, Hell, MI

“I’m a grown man, but I couldn’t help it, I screamed like a little girl. Oh man, what a ride!”

Dan, Chicken, AK

“Not for the weak of heart — or stomach. Take my advice: make sure your bladder is empty first.”

Nancy, Waterproof, LA

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Jennifer Haubrich
Jennifer Haubrich

Written by Jennifer Haubrich

Finding the funny in relationships, parenting, life, and personifying inanimate objects. Contact: jenniferh@lumieremedia.com Free Substack: Humor in the Middle

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