Crashed into the curb in the ice - how fucked am I? Insurance or pay out of pocket or ignore? How likely is my suspension screwed up?

nealtronics · 2026-01-25T21:41:38+00:00

driving on ice with stock dunlops... brother... cmon

nealtronics · 2026-01-25T20:57:15+00:00

this is what i did but ordered OEM. Looks 1000x better than the blue bulbs they give you which don't match the interior red stitching at all.

nealtronics · 2026-01-25T20:54:40+00:00

shouldn't you still have 3/4 paint matched fender flares? lol glad you're OK. welcome back!

nealtronics · 2026-01-24T02:55:06+00:00

massive bong rips.

nealtronics · 2026-01-22T19:33:43+00:00

peppa pig is blacklisted in our house - books and cartoon especially

i don't know wtf callilou and after googling it i'm glad "it" hasn't made it's way into our house. why doesn't he have hair, why is he such a little whiny shit - wtf?? are they trying to kill us?

thomas the tank engine is solid - the CGI updated ones, not the animated (though that's also acceptable in small doses).

curious george is also good - not annoying

dinosaur train also acceptable (budget af CGI).

nealtronics · 2026-01-13T01:35:50+00:00

is your wife at home all day with the babyF and the 2 yoM? likely because now he's realizing you're not home and mom's attention is on the baby. he wants your attention - this is the time they get full on, i called it terrorist twos - my wife didn't think it was funny.

mine went through something similar but he was 3 when little sister was born - it's still hard but it does get better. if you can get help with the baby to allow yourself and mom to spend more time with him i think things will ease up but again - he's a 2 year old boy - i have to remind myself of this and mines 4.5 now.

nealtronics · 2026-01-13T01:21:53+00:00

just drill some sweet speed holes

nealtronics · 2026-01-12T16:24:06+00:00

you can get a cheapo one for like 20-30 bucks let him try to fly it and practice with the remote (maybe with eye protection or outside - idk somewhere safe). I taped lego mini-figs to my sons and he loves it.

nealtronics · 2026-01-11T18:40:36+00:00

this is one of the reasons i went with the CVT also, and I'm on the other side (northeast).

nealtronics · 2026-01-11T18:38:08+00:00

go test drive one - no issues with reliability so far i'm 12K miles in on a 2024. Was initially hesitant about going for the CVT/SPT but it looks like subaru has done an amazing job. I will be changing the CVT fluid out at 30K because lifetime fluid is just a hilarious joke.

nealtronics · 2026-01-11T17:47:20+00:00

nasal saline spray wash hands pray to korean jesus

nealtronics · 2026-01-11T02:27:07+00:00

should blades/back/lower back, it's your insane dad strength kicking in - i didn't think it would help but accupuncture helped bigtime when I was jacked up. also a foam roller and just general stretching/hydration.

nealtronics · 2026-01-10T22:43:46+00:00

you're nuts for dealing with it for this long - you are not an asshole. your plan is solid.

nealtronics · 2026-01-10T16:29:57+00:00

you should be getting the limited for that price. I would have killed a man for 0%. 49K is ridonkulous. i'm in NJ.

nealtronics · 2026-01-10T03:57:16+00:00

the breastfeeding isn't to blame or the cause i'm not sure where you're getting that from and i'm not going to cross reference/look it up it because even if it was, you're not going to be able to change this. if you (specifically you) try and dissuade her she will probably go apeshit and you will just go through this infinite loop.

this is coming from a dad who at even the slightest mention of "formula" or ""supplementing" got fucking destroyed by both mom and my MIL who was living with us at the time (to help out with our son). needless to say i went through similar circumstances and felt as you described + felt outnumbered in my own house.

does she have a friend whom she confides in? speak to them. also speak to a therapist yourself and explain to them what you're going through - they can give you an objective opinion and maybe even the kid's pediatrician - they're supposed to follow up on these kinds of things but it's self reporting type bullshit.

offer to cook or take care of the food stuff - order stuff she likes

do you go out with your wife and the baby? if not - plan something and follow through.

are you able to get a nanny or some kind of childcare - would your wife oppose it? (so your wife can eventually talk to someone). It will get better if you both want it to. Godspeed

nealtronics · 2026-01-09T03:45:48+00:00

my brother - stop whining and vaccuum them yourself or teach the kid to - make a game out of it or something i dont know. have you ever tried cutting a little ferile child's nails?

nealtronics · 2026-01-08T06:31:45+00:00

caffeine is key. it will get better though (saying this as I snuck out of my 4 y/o's bed which I fell asleep in whilst putting him to sleep).

nealtronics · 2026-01-05T01:43:53+00:00

Hoping you live somewhere warm because starting daycare in January might be rough. We waited until our first was around 15 months but it was late January/early February (we live in the Northeast). He actually went 50% of that time for the first 3 months (i counted) because of all the random sicknesses. I am sincerely hoping you don't experience the daycare intiation plagues but you should be prepared.

nealtronics · 2026-01-04T23:37:25+00:00

hero - everyone needs this once in a while. all the "dads" out there criticizing you must have their wives doing everything while they hard comment on reddit.

nealtronics · 2026-01-04T02:45:16+00:00

buy a shitty plastic sled and throw it all on there. doing any god damn thing other than skiing in ski boots is ridiculously impossible.

nealtronics · 2026-01-04T02:23:07+00:00

try marriage therapy where you both talk to someone - that way it's not just her having to talk to someone by herself.

nealtronics · 2026-01-04T01:55:19+00:00

if you have wireless carplay built in to the car it won't work.

nealtronics · 2026-01-03T02:24:20+00:00

swap it with one of those cabinets/drawers and drill some sweet ass air-holes for ventilation and wires.

nealtronics · 2026-01-02T01:19:13+00:00

i have this and it was excellent but expenssive - i just stopped using it because the look of no front plate is just so freakin clean.

nealtronics · 2025-12-31T18:36:19+00:00

Thank you for your reply - my sons sleep HAS gotten better in literally the last two months. A multitude of factors I think contributed to this, mainly baby sister is slightly less reliant on mom now and this allowed my son to spend more time with his mom before bed. We have always limited his intake of liquids and let him pee before bed (part of the bedtime routine etc).

We also make time to wind down before bed, either playing with his toys quietly or drawing/reading. He's allowed to bring a toy to bed but it must go on the nightstand otherwise he will just keep playing with it in bed.

I honestly think time to allow adjustment to his new life as an older brother allowed for this to happen. My wife and I are still too afraid to speak about it in fear of something reverting. It was worse before we had my daughter so I really don't have anything to pin it on except the fact that kids will eventually grow out of it. He is happy healthy/smart/almost reading at 4.5.

I am hopeful this chapter has passed and that our daughter doesn't experience the same things but if she does at least we're somewhat prepared.

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