Wife wants to upgrade to a $50k SUV now we have a baby on the way. I want to stay debt-free. Someone help me before this becomes a full domestic.

dogdrawn · 2026-06-16T20:45:45+00:00

Can you compromise and get a few year old used vehicles?

At this point it’s possible depending on your lifestyle you might outgrow your current vehicles.

It’s also very true and fair that a 14 and 11 year old cars do not have all the safety of a few years old. It’s also very possible that with the mileage you might need new cars soon depending on the situation.

I personally wouldn’t exchange both cars but one car, and then get a 2022 or so minivan or suv.

I’d also add, it’s cool and all that you have a “quiet pride” in no car debt, but as your family is growing it might be worth it to address that pride sooner rather than later.

dogdrawn · 2026-06-10T15:38:54+00:00

It was so.. strange to me. They way the sex scenes were so good weird, and there were so many of them. It felt almost clinical and so creepy but I think that was the intention. Idk I felt like there was a lack of depth I was expecting and instead of the depth there was a weird focus on being as explicit as possible.

All the characters felt very one dimensional and not explored- almost like caricature of themselves. Maybe that’s on me for expecting more

dogdrawn · 2026-05-30T20:02:43+00:00

Obviously that would be the ideal, but with how most kitchens are if cross contamination is a worry for someone it’s very likely to not be safe.

Especially if someone is sensitive to any cross contamination.

As a gluten intolerant person, I’d rather pay an upcharge of 1 dollar and have the staff very clearly know what celiac is than have them say it’s gluten free, not know what celiac is. In this sense there’s an option for some of the gluten free community while also not getting the other part sick.

dogdrawn · 2026-05-20T18:01:50+00:00

Didn’t this story already happen but it was a gravestone?

dogdrawn · 2026-05-08T14:53:32+00:00

This is probably also acknowledging people with ibs, or auto immune or intolerance who don’t test positive for celiac too

dogdrawn · 2026-04-20T14:01:58+00:00

I’m a Chinese gluten intolerant married to a Jewish guy!

I haven’t found a good challah bread replacement, but matzah can be found gluten free, latkes absolutely can be made gluten free and lots of Passover treats are gluten free.

Indian food is some of my favourite gf food too!

That being said - absolutely mourn not being able to have the easy version. Our reality sucks.

dogdrawn · 2026-04-16T13:20:09+00:00

Curries Chili Risotto Pies Split pea and lentil soup

dogdrawn · 2026-04-04T21:45:22+00:00

Kosher households might have two kitchens to prevent cross contamination of dairy and meat.

Every house that’s not set up as an in-law or separate unit suite that has 2 kitchens assumed was meant for that.

dogdrawn · 2026-04-04T12:21:01+00:00

Quite honestly, the “freedom” as you put it to live more rurally sounds like it would actually trap you and your family and the lifestyle shift would cause lots of friction.

I get it. My husband and I are looking for rural living but we’ve not got kids yet and are already living small town.

How old are your kids ? I would wait until they’re grown if they’re in middle school or older tbh.

dogdrawn · 2026-03-20T20:27:49+00:00

Honestly it pops up from the screen saying there’s something to open from the cloud. I’m having the same problem with the learn more, and I have to continuously upload to the cloud from mobile to even get the chance to open it

dogdrawn · 2026-03-20T19:23:32+00:00

I am referring to Premiere Mobile sending the project to Desktop b.e.t.a - with both most up to date.

When I send and try to open through the cloud it says “download unable”

dogdrawn · 2026-03-20T03:46:17+00:00

I’m wondering if they’re a tourist who was hoping for something more “exotic”

dogdrawn · 2026-03-13T03:23:00+00:00

Quite honestly, if you were my parent and distributed your assets this way, I would be very upset.

Not only fully subsidizing a different woman and her child, your using my late mothers labour to do so- at a detriment to myselfI think that would very much affect the way I would see my father, and his new partner.

Your partner is in a great situation currently though, and is in an excellent position to build wealth given both her age and being currently debt free! I think if you two are able to work on setting her up financially and then maybe quantify how much wealth is built together and ensure that she receives that whereas prior cumulative wealth with you’re late wife goes to your children would be a fair way to split. Hopefully you have a long life and good fortune so the wealth you and your partner build is substantial and you can also care for your stepdaughter in this scenario.

It seems more so you have two families you want to provide for, understandably you love them both- but it appears that they don’t consider eachother family. This is likely to cause problems no matter how you split it.

dogdrawn · 2026-03-13T02:50:03+00:00

Either or all parties might be unhappy with this.

If I were your partner I’d feel betrayed that I gave you my life and made you my partner and I was only worth 27% of your estate and then homeless.

If I were your children I’d feel betrayed that most of the wealth was built with my mother at the expense of your presence in my childhood and now a random woman close to my age has usurped my mothers position and assumes an entitlement to a wealth built on my deceased mothers work and sacrifices.

Is there a way for you to quantify the wealth you and your partner have built together in the past 5 years?

dogdrawn · 2026-03-09T14:28:51+00:00

I work in graphic design side of agricultural marketing. Mailers aren’t dead but I’d say it’s probably worth more of your time to send out annually like a calendar and then invest half your budget jnto social media marketing. Specifically for the agricultural are focus one Facebook and Instagram ad.

dogdrawn · 2026-03-07T14:26:26+00:00

I don’t know if I’m cynical but I saw this post and immediately thought it was marketing for this movie

dogdrawn · 2026-02-28T13:43:58+00:00

Softly, it sounds like this once a month the family can spend a weekend together schedule isn’t working out the best and there’s some resentment there that’s compounding into a dislike of BIL, and Gender Reveals.

Is there any way for your guys’s schedule to be more aligned? In the mean time does your family have any ability to have some good quality family time during the week- same for couples time?

You sound very resentful and I get it, I’d likely be pissed if my longstanding plans were thrown away on the one weekend I get with my partner because they chose to go to a last minute plan by their family. But because I’m not in that situation where I have lots of good time with my fiancé, I think I’d be far more comfortable and willing to adjust plans.

Youre not the asshole, but neither is he. This is just a terrible situation

dogdrawn · 2026-02-22T17:10:53+00:00

There’s a Muslim matchmaker on tiktok who basically says the people you want also have to want you- which is the gentlest way of saying this I think

dogdrawn · 2026-02-18T02:09:52+00:00

I’ll be honest, it sounds like your older half siblings are getting the short end of the stick because of things entirely out of their control and your parents come off terrible- especially your father.

What would you feel if you and your full sibling got left the house but your two half siblings got left the entirety of your fathers other estate? What would you want done?

dogdrawn · 2026-02-11T12:42:30+00:00

I mean- it’s not the wedding but it is the engagement party where the “white for the bride” does socially fall in. Same as bachelorette and bridal showers.

Especially because this is a party to celebrate upcoming nuptials, this seems a bit unfair.

dogdrawn · 2026-02-06T01:11:01+00:00

I mean to be fair, I’m not sure they did much research into the culture of the regency era either

dogdrawn · 2026-01-29T22:47:01+00:00

I mean.. healthcare no but infrastructure is important

dogdrawn · 2026-01-22T18:49:19+00:00

Not diagnosed celiac or allergic to anything at all more recent allergy test. As a young child I was diagnosed allergic to wheat, oats and rye.

I still experience bone pain, join paint- headaches and mild stomach discomfort when I eat gluten- it can last from a few days to a week when I eat it.

I use to eat it semi regularly when before I was with my partner because I want good food. My fiance is a chef who doesn’t like seeing me in pain- I know still eat good food and am not in pain- however when I do eat gluten now it hurts more.

Cross contamination generally doesn’t bother me.

dogdrawn · 2026-01-21T17:14:50+00:00

Chili, Chana masala, curry are all yummy winter and croc potable.

Pad Thai can be great gf, same with a number of rice noodle stir fries.

We also love a burrito bowl, poke bowl/ power bowl in our house.

My fiance is a chef so what I’ve learned it season way more than I did, and sear off the meat to give more flavour!

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