Look. I’m a hockeymom, ok? Been sitting in cold rinks for 14 plus years. I know hockey and all the related terminology like I know the back of my hand.
I also was, for many years, a baseball mom. Baseball doesn’t exist in Switzerland where I spent my formative years, so that was an even bigger learning curve for me than hockey in terms of the lingo they use to describe things related to baseball.
What I’m saying is, I know hockey and baseball terminology.
So when my teenager tells me his driver is broken, I don’t know what this means. I immediately thought about broken cars. The word driver, to me, is automobile related.
I was wrong.
This is not news. I am often wrong.
Meanwhile, I have learned something new.
It appears a ‘driver’ is a type of golf club. 😀
I learned something else, too.
I did not know that you can break a driver, which is a type of golf club. 😛
Huh.
So I guess now a new chapter has begun. With my son finished with rep hockey, and an ignited interest in recreational golf, I will no doubt be inaugurated to a whole slew of new terminology.
Yippie do.
Claudette Labriola 
I knew he was talking about a golf club the moment you shared what he said. I guess you’ve never hit a little white ball through a windmill before?
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When you said ‘driver’, I first thought was you 😳. My second thought was the hard drive on your computer. Golf never came to mind.😆 Happy to learn that it was golf related and not you or your computer!
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Oh my yes, drivers are a tech thing too, aren’t they! 🤦♀️
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Who wants in the world invented such a game? Little sticks, little ball, a hole you can’t see! What the hell? Hugs, C
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Lol
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Your life has been so full of lots of experience and places! I do admire that and dream of the places you’ve lived! I know nothing of hockey. Zero. But I grew up golfing with my Dad so I know driver! Happy Friday!
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It’s been a ride, that’s for sure. 😀 Happy Friday to you, and thank you for stopping by!
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It’s my pleasure! I’m so happy to be here and see you! 💛
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Ok. I was going to say golf but I didn’t think your kids played
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Well, I guess the hockey kid decided that’s the next hobby. 🙂
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😉
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I know very few sports terminology but having both parents be avid golfer’s, I knew right away.
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And now I do too. 😀
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I don’t play golf, but my husband used to so I knew this term. A broken driver is a horrible thing… or so they say.
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Yes, it seems to be the end of the world. 😶
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The driver is used to hit the ball a great distance, the putter is used to hit the ball in the hole. There are different weights of clubs for greater distance being 2nd hand it was probably worn he could have dislodged the head of the club.
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I didn’t see the damage but he did say a part was dislodged, so you’re probably exactly right.
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Hahaha! How do you break a driver? Did he accidentally stand too close to a tree and end up wrapping the thing around it? That kid must have a powerful swing!
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And btw, kudos for the honesty and blogging about it 😉
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lol
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See? I have the same questions. However, I do know that it does happen having spoken to people who golf (or parents of people who golf), and his clubs were second-hand from over two years ago.
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It’s great that you support and even step into learning about your son’s different endeavors. This is one great way to ensure relational equity!
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Yes, I agree. It’s not always easy connecting with a teenage boy, but he doesn’t mind when I help him figure out an issue like this. 🙂
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There’s the key word: connecting!
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