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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Old-Amphibian-9827 on 2026-08-14 03:29:30+00:00.

So there I was, cruising down the road when I spotted a car that looked identical to my mom’s. Naturally, I decided the only sensible reaction was to execute a dramatically triumphant overtake, pull right alongside them, and lay on the horn three absurdly long times—HONK. HOOOOOONK. HOOOOOOOOONK.—while waving like a frantic hyperactive golden retriever. I was fully prepared to see her laughing at me from the driver's seat. Instead, the window rolled down to reveal a complete, thoroughly bewildered stranger looking at me like I had just escaped a psychiatric ward. My soul instantly left my body. I gave a timid, apologetic half-wave, stared straight ahead, and drove away in utter, quiet shame. Note to self: verify the license plate before launching a full tactical horn assault.

TL;DR thought it was my mom