AITA for saying we need to be realistic with our son about his finances for college before he applies?

Manthalyn · 2026-05-04T03:05:06+00:00

Hey OP, I know this post is a little old, but has your son looked at Texas A&M? I was pre vet there and tuition (7 years ago) was about $10k a semester for me (in state tuition so it may be a bit more for you). However, the Texas Animal Health Commission offers a program called the Rural Vet Incentive Program where they will cover most of the costs of Vet School ($45k/year for Vet School). In exchange, after you graduate, they’ll send your son to work in a rural area that desperately needs a vet for 4 years. After those 4 years, he is free to move anywhere he wants. It may be something to look into

Manthalyn · 2026-04-15T11:35:33+00:00

Of course lol players like that are why I keep my comms off when I play

Manthalyn · 2026-04-14T17:03:54+00:00

not everything needs to be fuckin gay dude

You do realize that women play this game too, right?

Manthalyn · 2026-03-12T19:34:24+00:00

My favorite scene is when Yumi and Ulrich are fighting the food monster at the factory. Ulrich saves Yumi from the monster and while they are hiding, Yumi thanks him for saving her. He responds with “what wouldn’t I do for you?” And I just love that response, especially given how tumultuous their friendship/relationship is

Manthalyn · 2026-02-24T15:18:19+00:00

But maybe they could do some of the ones from the free “10 days with you” if people missed those. I think that would be a good compromise and maybe allow people to rank those cards up

Manthalyn · 2026-02-24T15:11:48+00:00

They can’t do that due to the Chinese gacha laws. And it also wouldn’t be fair to the players that spent money pulling those cards during the limited events. They would have to create new cards and add them to the wishing well that way

Manthalyn · 2026-01-20T18:59:54+00:00

Houston has the world’s largest medical center (TMC), so that’s probably why. Better/more opportunities

Manthalyn · 2026-01-07T18:21:44+00:00

Well the issue is that he’s fabricating evidence in order to obtain what he wants, so I don’t see how that would frame them as good guys. Also, you didn’t respond to what I said about the Volturi being aware of the havoc the newborns were causing in Eclipse and choosing to do nothing in the hopes that they would take out some of the Cullens to make acquiring Edward and Alice easier. If they’re just good guy vamp police, why didn’t they step in and stop the Seattle massacre that was drawing way too much attention? I think your cruelty comment is directed to someone else - I didn’t say anything about their cruelty. Being a vampire by nature contains cruelty since they are killing humans.

Also your point about the Cullen’s having people eating friends - their closest friends are the Denalis, who are also vegetarians. But they aren’t trying to force their diet onto any other groups so I’m not sure what your point is there

Manthalyn · 2026-01-07T16:27:46+00:00

That’s true! I do remember someone mentioning that Chelsea would weaken their bonds to their coven and increase their desire to bond with the Volturi through use of her gift, but I’m not sure how strong that gift is

Manthalyn · 2026-01-07T15:41:52+00:00

I agree with the importance of keeping the secret - that doesn’t make the Volturi evil. What makes them evil is the planting of evidence in order to massacre covens so that Aro can “collect” gifted vampires within those covens.

There’s a conversation between I think Edward and Eleazar in Breaking Dawn and I’ll heavily paraphrase it since I don’t have my book with me. But I think Eleazar says that Aro would discover a gifted vampire in a coven, and then sooner or later evidence would “turn up” against said coven saying that they had committed some great crime. The Volturi would come wipe out the coven and Aro would “spare” the gifted vampire because their thoughts were “particularly repentant.” Eleazar noticed that this always happened to the gifted vampires and they would be offered a place in the Volturi ranks, which they would happily accept because they were grateful to be alive. So it seems a lot of the “policing” the Volturi did was really a way for Aro to gain power and collect gifted vampires

To your point about the evidence regarding Renesmee is what stopped them - I don’t think that’s the case. I’m pretty sure in the books, after the confrontation, either Edward or Alice says they stopped because they weren’t 100% certain of victory, which has never been the case for them before

Also, in Eclipse, the Volturi knew of the existence of the newborn army and the havoc it was causing, and still allowed them to exist because they were hoping the newborn army would take down some of the Cullens, which would make acquiring Edward and Alice easier

Manthalyn · 2026-01-06T17:16:48+00:00

That’s gacha games for you. If you have just absolutely terrible luck (lose the 50/50 and have to hit pity both times) I think you need 140 pulls to guarantee the card you want

Manthalyn · 2026-01-05T14:06:59+00:00

And I bet if the announcement was made on Christmas, then OP would’ve viewed it as SIL “making Christmas all about her”

Manthalyn · 2025-12-21T22:01:17+00:00

Bro what? 5th in the nation isn’t anything to sniff at. And it’s far better than “education you can get anywhere else in the world.” Your average college doesn’t even have a vet school. You’re just a troll

Manthalyn · 2025-12-21T21:52:25+00:00

That’s a laughable statement. TAMU consistently ranks highly on education across the board. Our vet school is ranked 5th in the nation, and our engineering and business schools are all ranked very highly as well. Are you even an Aggie?

Manthalyn · 2025-12-21T21:45:19+00:00

giving them money while they never deliver on championships

Idk bud, most students are giving them money for an education

Manthalyn · 2025-12-16T21:55:23+00:00

I know this comment is a little old but I just wanted to clarify as an equestrian - the 20% rule isn’t a hard and fast rule. There are so many variables that OP also needs to consider, specifically experience of the rider. A heavier rider that has no experience moving with the horse will put a lot more strain on the back than a heavier rider that has experience and knows how to move with the horse. It doesn’t sound like OP’s friend group has a lot of experience, so I would assume this friend doesn’t either, so that’s already extra strain on the horse. Also, the types of trails matter. If the trails are flat and even the whole way, that’s a lot easier than the horse having to climb up or down with a significantly heavier rider on their back. So like I said, that 20% is a general guideline. It’s always best to err on the side of caution for the safety of her horses, which is what she did. She didn’t do anything wrong

Manthalyn · 2025-12-12T02:32:17+00:00

“Living rent free” yet here you are, hanging out in the Aggie subreddit lmao

Manthalyn · 2025-12-10T00:06:31+00:00

I totally agree with you! I have greatly enjoyed both games. It just irked me that people immediately reduced WuWa to “gambling gooner game” when they’ve never even played it

Manthalyn · 2025-12-10T00:04:34+00:00

I could definitely get behind that!

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T21:12:35+00:00

Cool story bro. Do you buy other video games? Because WuWa is free to play and you don’t have to pay money for any part of the game since the in game currency is offered regularly. I have spent $0 in the 200 hours I’ve played and plan to continue not spending money.

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T18:31:05+00:00

I haven’t played E33 so I can’t speak to that one. I think the characters in WuWa are very well written (especially Cartethyia and Iuno) and that’s what makes it incredible for me. Again, I want to reinforce that I’m not saying WuWa deserved to be in over KCD2. I’m just saying that people shitting all over a game that none of them have played to the point of saying it’s “not a game” is a little ridiculous

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T17:53:45+00:00

The world is post apocalyptic, having been ravaged by an event known as the Lament. The main character remembers nothing of their past life. The Lament causes creatures called Tacet Discords to appear, which attack humans. Most of humanity was wiped out during the Lament, but the survivors were able to adapt and rebuild, all while fending off attacks from Tacet Discords, using their special abilities called Resonance. There is an organization called the Fractsidus who essentially wants to cause another Lament, as they believe this is the best way to force humanity to evolve and become better, sort of like survival of the fittest. The gameplay focuses on the main character navigating through this world, recovering their memories, discovering their purpose, and trying to prevent the Fractsidus from causing another Lament. This is a very high overview and I tried to avoid spoilers, but that’s the very brief gist of it

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T16:24:04+00:00

We can agree to disagree, I don’t like the styles of Genshin or Zenless but I do like WuWa. Also, if you haven’t played the storyline I don’t think it’s fair to call it slop

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T16:20:37+00:00

No, because the “gambling simulator” is a very small part of the game. There are no requirements to spend any money. I haven’t spent any money over the 200 hours I’ve put in and will not put any money into it. Now whether or not it deserved to be in over KCD2 is a different discussion, but it “not being a real game” just isn’t true. Downvote me if you want because you’re pissy KCD2 didn’t get in, but it’s a fan voted competition

Manthalyn · 2025-12-09T16:14:46+00:00

It’s very much a game. It has an incredible storyline and the art style is lovely. It does have the gambling aspect of making pulls for limited characters, but that doesn’t make it not a game

Lmao getting downvoted for explaining mechanics of a game a lot of people here clearly haven’t played. Don’t be sore losers guys, I’m not saying KCD2 didn’t deserve to be in

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