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Let grandparents teach kids to drive

The worry lines beside his eyes gave him away.

By Bob Levey August 28, 2026 3 min read
Let grandparents teach kids to drive

The worry lines beside his eyes gave him away.

Right after I asked my friend Jeff how he was doing, and he said he was fine, I glimpsed the lines. “No, you aren’t,” I said. “Tell all.”

Then came the truth. He’s been teaching his 16-year-old daughter how to drive.

The toll so far: One fender dented in a shopping center parking lot, one…

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