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r/tifu · u/daniel_david_dAug 1, 2026, 5:30 AM

TIFU. I recked my wife’s childhood home and car.

So I’m 32 year old, who just learned to drive a car as I didn’t have one and as I couldn’t afford one. My BIL bless his kind heart offered his car for learning it and I had gone and learned quite well how to ride it with the help of an instructor and got my license. And today this happened. I took a friend who rode the car and I brought back the car quite well as I just learned to ride. When I got back I was quite excited and happy that I rode a car. So when I reached home I was planning to park the car my BIL and wife wants without informing them, but as I reached in my excitement I kinda drove straight into the house, fortunately enough just the front side of the house was damaged and also the car’s. Not much of a damage as my MIL, wife and BIL puts it. I felt scared sad and ashamed. At this age, so embarrassing. I basically ruined the car and house belonging to my wife, where she grew up. Even though no harm happened to me or anyone staying over, it just destroyed me and I’m terrified. I feel like a failure. So so embarrassed and feeling like I can’t stop not being cared for by others. I’m so dependent and unworthy. An asshole basically. Idk what to say more.. just venting here. Thanks for reading. My wife said BIL will probably be mad at me after sometime and I’m worried. TL;DR. I crashed into my wife’s house and I feel guilty. Waiting to get yelled at now or maybe nothing.

Comments

u/[deleted]1Aug 1, 2026, 5:35 AM
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u/pastalex421Aug 1, 2026, 5:36 AM
Lucky for you they probably have insurance, I’d guess the damage is fixed within the month
u/derbrauer15Aug 1, 2026, 5:36 AM
\*wrecked You wrecked her childhood home, but your mother in law says "Not much of a damage". People make mistakes driving, but the biggest crash of the night is this post.
u/Psychological-Ad28591Aug 1, 2026, 5:41 AM
One time my mom let me park the car in the driveway and I ran into the garage. Shit happens, hopefully they have insurance, m hopefully your wife has been understanding
u/redroverose8Aug 1, 2026, 5:42 AM
in your previous post you said you’re 33 years old, did you crash into last year?
- u/Cleesly7Aug 1, 2026, 5:50 AM
  The entire post doesn't read like someone who's 32. The behavior itself is quite infantil, someone in his 30 would act out on their excitement and the behavior afterwards differently. Heck, even the "oh woe me..." Is definitely something that's more teenager than adult.
u/zer03216Aug 1, 2026, 5:51 AM
Well yeah maybe you should try driving the car next time instead of riding it around. It’s not a horse, lol