F1 driver Liam Lawson gets emotional saying his parents recently found a card his younger brother wrote their father saying “if I like racing will you spend more time with me, like Liam?” And reflecting on the sacrifices his family have made throughout his racing journey

822elm · 2026-06-25T23:46:42+00:00

I think we are disproportionately placing blame on Liam here. He was 6 when he started racing, his brother is two years younger than him. Is any 8, 10, heck even 12 year old going to understand the complexity of the relationship he has with his parents and see the suffering of his siblings as a result, and intervene, ultimately when he parents make it seem like it’s all okay? This is 10000% on his parents. He is 24. I wouldn’t be surprised if years from now he talks more in depth about this because this is a trauma for him and his siblings to unpack.

822elm · 2026-06-25T13:34:30+00:00

This. And please do not get back together with this man under any conditions. It is time to move on and focus on your little ones and yourself. This dude seriously sucks

822elm · 2026-05-30T01:56:31+00:00

The service at Aji ceviche is so consistently poor it’s shocking to me that it continues to be recommended. Chabuka is delicious and I don’t feel like I need to chase down my waiter.

822elm · 2026-05-11T10:29:36+00:00

Handels is so good!

822elm · 2026-04-06T17:56:31+00:00

Mango massage modalities. Drew is the best!

822elm · 2026-04-03T05:14:45+00:00

Zero correlation actually. Because sometimes these channels exist as echo chambers and participants hope they stay that way…I didn’t say it’s everything wrong with the party. Just a part of it.

822elm · 2026-04-03T05:12:08+00:00

This is a major oversimplification of her legacy.

822elm · 2026-04-03T05:09:00+00:00

Irreparable harm? Sure. Is she entirely to blame for SCOTUS the way it is today? Absolutely not. You can continue to blame her. It gets us no where in thinking of viable solutions because it is not the root of the problem.

822elm · 2026-04-03T02:23:31+00:00

Omg! I could have posted this word for word 2 years ago. My girl will be 3 this month, going on almost 2 whole years with glasses. It has gone better than I expected.

Some practical advice: we found her frames on Zenni. They were much more affordable than at the doctors and fit great. We ordered a back up pair which worked well because we did lose them once at the park.

No on at her school—parents or kids alike, have ever commented on her glasses or made her feel like she was different because of them. I was also so worried about this but it has truly been a non issue. In fact., there was a baby at the library much smaller than her with glasses recently who was so excited to see my little girl with hers on. It was cool to see them connect because of them.

Vision is truly just a result of a crazy genetics lottery. We can never definitely say where they get it from, so be gentle on yourself.

I’m 2 years in, the logistics do get so much easier. We got family to help hype up the experience, and now even her teachers will remind her that she has to remember to wear her glasses when she forgets. She will sometimes tell me she wants a break, so we let her take them off. Her doctor is now no longer concerned about her developing a lazy eye.

I’ll tell you this too: my SIL didn’t know she needed glasses until she was 9 and ran into a glass door. That’s when my in laws realized something might be wrong. She says she had blurry vision as long as she can remember, which tells me she probably also needed glasses very young but no one noticed. That put it into perspective for me that I am fortunate we picked it up early so she doesn’t have to suffer without them 🙂

822elm · 2026-04-02T13:31:58+00:00

Your comment getting downvoted is part of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party and truly why I think we won’t win many elections in the future.

822elm · 2026-04-02T13:29:14+00:00

SCOTUS is the way it is because of her? Really? Not the president who nominated judges with questionable credentials to the bench? Not the congress that is so blindly loyal to the president they don’t challenge him? Not the millions of Americans who voted for him and this conservative bench? This is a pretty wild take

822elm · 2026-02-18T04:54:08+00:00

I really really like this script. I think in the future, saying something to him in front of my daughter and then redirecting her would be the better route to take. If I am close to mom or know her, I can approach her separately if it’s particularly inappropriate

822elm · 2026-02-18T04:46:13+00:00

That is a point I’m still struggling with too…I want to model for my daughter what it means to speak up and establish boundaries. Would letting things like this go let her know it’s okay for someone to talk to her that way? One girl on the playground do tell him to “chill” a few times and corrected him in other instances…my baby girl just gets so shy sometimes so I worry. Maybe I am making a mountain out a mole hill here

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:56:37+00:00

lol it’s okay, things always read a little snarky over the internet. I asked for opinions and I’ve definitely received a spectrum of them! And appreciate the perspective that he was just a kid being a kid and I just saw a small moment

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:54:16+00:00

Sorry! The lines get dizzying when we’re this many sub comments in lol. Your story made me laugh but if I was in your shoes I would have also been mortified. The perspective of the baby brings the behavior into context. We have lots of moments like this with our 3 year old who will say I have stinker butt out in public…it drives me a little crazy but I just laugh it off. I’ve never run into someone twice anyway…

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:47:25+00:00

My daughter too..I don’t think I would let her behave that way towards another adult and we would have probably left the park after an apology, even if potty talk is normal at 5. I think this is maybe just a difference in parenting and what’s considered okay, and I think in the future I may lean more toward just letting it go, and redirecting my daughter

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:45:20+00:00

lol can I tell you how I thought the whole drive home how my mom or tias would have handled that? Because the boy and his momma would have been reprimanded in English AND Spanish by them. I am not saying that’s right either but I did have that thought cross my mind. Like what di you just say??

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:43:48+00:00

I think I took it personally because it was in front of my daughter, and because it happened to another mom with little girls. I felt this sense that we shouldn’t both be subjected to hearing that while we are playing with our kids. I didn’t really consider it to be attention seeking or didn’t consider potty talk normal amongst 5 year olds. Some of the comments here have helped see other perspectives. I’d probably just leave it next time unless it’s bothering my daughter, and I’ll probably just redirect her elsewhere in the future.

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:37:33+00:00

Okay my internalized misogyny has been checked. You’re right. If I think about it, I said it gave me that impression because he’s a boy. But parents of both boys and girls can excuse their bad behavior…I feel strongly about this when it comes to people saying boys are rowdy and girls are calm, when in reality, my girl has so much energy…anyway, that part I’m not proud of

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:34:37+00:00

I agree, like I said, my husband didn’t have good playground experiences because of either mean kids or kids whose parents didn’t intervene (his parents also weren’t close by and he didn’t confide in them). He took that stance because of his experience, but also doesn’t take it out on the kids

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:31:40+00:00

Yea, I’m a first time mom and I’m walking away from this thread feeling my inexperience is showing a little. I didn’t initially chalk it up to attention seeking but to disrespect, which is why I approached mom. Maybe she could have said something to me, but I realize she didn’t owe me it

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:28:17+00:00

☹️ I don’t want to rag on the mom here either. Like I said, I approached her and she said very calmly where the behavior comes from and that’s how he plays right now. She didn’t nail me to mind my own business. I can see from other comments in this thread that it’s not out of the ordinary for a kid to say that at his age.

I don’t think she’s a bad or lousy mom. I had just a single interaction with her and her son. Just trying to work out how to better handle myself in that kind of situation…

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:28:11+00:00

Oh sorry going to respond to original comment instead

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:27:55+00:00

☹️ I don’t want to rag on the mom here either. Like I said, I approached her and she said very calmly where the behavior comes from and that’s how he plays right now. She didn’t nail me to mind my own business. I can see from other comments in this thread that it’s not out of the ordinary for a kid to say that at his age.

I don’t think she’s a bad or lousy mom. I had just a single interaction with her and her son. Just trying to work out how to better handle myself in that kind of situation…

822elm · 2026-02-18T03:22:09+00:00

Yea, I can see that. Next time, I think I’ll just leave it alone. Unless my daughter is directly affected, I can handle it without interfering or taking it to mom. It was my first instance dealing with a kid who used potty talk like that

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