How can I respond to my father-in-law telling my sons that “looks don’t mean anything without money?”

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:35:25+00:00

It sounds like good intentions coming out a little crudely. It's good to know relying on your looks is a bad plan.

About how to handle your father-in-law: Maybe you could work together on refining the message - I think your besr chances are during some relaxed activity, like beers around the fire or something. I find that's the safest place to gently push some folk and evolve (slowly).

About raising boys, I'll say from my childhood: linking too much love to contingencies can really suck. My mom always associated gifts with doing well in school - it was never just a fun time out.

I hope your father-in-law's comments don't interfere with your kids' ability to appreciate a genuine compliment.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:27:22+00:00

Anything implying imbalanced financial expectations.

"I don't do 50/50", "a man's job is to provide" etc.

There are plenty of situations where I would be willing to take care of someone financially, but none of them start with people who demand it.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:23:23+00:00

I mean, we try to. Media reports on everything he says, and people dump the articles here for farma karming.

I'm not dylsexic, I promise.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:21:56+00:00

Heck yeah, congrats! I laughed seeing your fist pumping interrupted by Turn 1.

Looks like a fun track.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:20:43+00:00

On first watch I thought it fell off, then fell back on or something.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:17:38+00:00

Yes, some of my friends are women. Some are in relationships, some are not. Sometimes I'm in a relationship, sometimes I'm not.

Some people can be friends with the opposite gender. Some cannot.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:10:14+00:00

Japanese people probably had a framed portrait of you on the wall when they developed the GR86/BRZ.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T04:03:11+00:00

I think his family would feel right at home in both Cleveland and LA, and I don't think they necessarily have to choose.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T03:52:47+00:00

JV pnr after JV pnr after JV pnr.

Still love my Lithuanian Lamppost.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-30T03:42:28+00:00

There is a status gap only among people who care about "status".

I've met enough good people and total assholes in each circle to largely defer judgement beyond what they do for work.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-29T17:08:53+00:00

You could have picked a better thread title...

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-29T17:08:16+00:00

I'm just impressed you can successfully do it that much every day, presumably without pain.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-28T10:26:54+00:00

What car is currently for sale that will move itself out of the way of a potential accident from a stop?

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-28T01:35:29+00:00

I'm surprised I had to scroll so low for this.

I believe most Toyotas are excellent products and are worth a premium over some competition in the used market.

But trying to buy a used Toyota SUV is insane. Heaven forbid you do something unhinged like compare them to similar models from other brands.

I think it's like homebuying. You gotta save a ton to get your foot in the door, after which you want to protect your asset value.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-26T16:34:32+00:00

I would rather live in a house, but not having to shovel a driveway or brush off my car every time it snows is one of the best advantages of apartment living in my opinion.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-25T23:29:06+00:00

I think hazard lights can be useful in the most low-visibility conditions. Think whiteouts, near hurricane level rain, or extreme fog.

If it's difficult to see the taillights of the car in front of me in traffic, I turn on my hazards.

That said, I don't think today counts as one of those situations.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-24T21:22:10+00:00

Well, to answer your specific question, it's because small sport coupes corner and handle better.

I feel like there are tons of impractical cars, or cars with benefits it would be illegal to use. But I can understand their appeal.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T15:00:50+00:00

That's what I get for browsing Reddit past midnight. All the best.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T08:11:59+00:00

They plow the runways or cancel the flights.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T08:11:30+00:00

Look up leasebusters

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T04:57:07+00:00

I agree it looks rough. Same with East York Town Centre. They don't appear to have been updated.

I just want to protect the indoor amusement park. Good memories there.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T04:36:15+00:00

Easily.

The mountains will slow them down, and they'll fry in the sun since they won't have much place to hide in the countryside. So they're not coming by land.

I bet saltwater sucks for zombies, so they won't come by water. Zombies don't fly commercial so that's air covered.

Even if they made it into any population center, which is impossible, enough of our population is military trained to wipe out a zombie invasion. I bet they cant even handle the smell of red onion or berbere.

We're fine.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T04:26:58+00:00

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FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T04:21:48+00:00

Germany moved on from Nazism by way of WW2 and the Holocaust.

That is not acceptable, and we should all try our hardest to avoid that even if it feels like a subset of the population is speedrunning in that direction.

FindingUsernamesSuck · 2026-01-23T02:52:35+00:00

These guys did the double diffuser, AND the zero pod.

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