I agree. Maybe I wasn’t getting my point across as good as I thought I was. Language barrier and what not.

What I mean, is that I absolutely think kids should learn how budgets work and how not getting your way does too, what I am saying is that some shoes is not the hill I am willing to die on. Nor is what some petty kid is trying to bully someone about. Want the sneakers? Good, go get them. I don’t care and it makes kid happy.

I think it comes down to what is important to someone. I don’t care about making my kid’s path more difficult on purpose to exert some kind of power, what is the point? To teach what lesson exactly? Yes on principle we shouldn’t act out of peer pressure and try and be the bigger person all the time. I get that, but we have to live in reality and that is a fact of life. Who acts flawless all the time? Who is a perfect parent/person? Who makes stupid decisions that are not life threatening? We all do so maybe buy the shoes if it is witjin your possibilities and discuss how to make different/ better decisions in the future. There. No one had to suffer because of it. Move on.

And to toughen kid up I think horses do that just fine lol. There is nothing like watching them take care of a 1000 pound animal that is so delicate and so dangerous at the same time and fall off the saddle to get back on right away because they love it so much. Having an animal like that will teach you about boundaries, respect, hard work and humble behavior like no other thing.

This is my mindset too. It isn’t about me.

I have no internal monologue but I do have a mind’s eye. Ideas and thoughts appear to me in “splashes” or like a very quick flash. I can detect patterns in behavior and speech very accurately and quickly, and this abilty/quirk also makes me very tired rapidly. I love complicated stuff but get bored easily. Reading is one of my passions but I have to have different books for different times and places.

Good for you. Whenever I get this kind of situation with ny kid I think “Will this matter in five years? Will this purchase break the bank?” If not, I buy/allow/rent whatever and move on. It usually does the trick and I don’t mind if in my mind it sounds ridiculous or exaggerated, It is not about me but whatever they are going through and as long as they get the tools they need, so be it. Kid is very down to earth and doesn’t usually overconsume. The only place where we overspend is the bookstore.

The IRS thing (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público in México) has been a thing for a while, the driver’s license was new as for last year as far as I know.

I don’t know about OP but in México when you get your driver’s license, passport or file taxes, fingerprints and iris recognition are a must, no exceptions.

My mother. One of the best compliments I ever got is “You are NOTHING like her”♥️

Vocal little bugger hehehe. Oh I know, believe me. It was so hard to take that decision, heartbreaking but so full of compassion so she would not suffer anymore.

What a special bond it is to have a companion for so many years.

That is adorable. I love quirky dogs.

I love Muhummara paired up with lebanese Ka’ak (spelling?) It is one of my favorite combinations.

Oh that sound is precious right along the tippy taps of their paws going around the house.

Oh I do! I am just too technologically inept to not know how to upload images on Lemmy.EDIT: Just did it! Last time I couldn’t do it but now it worked 😀 One of my favorite memories is when we brought home our kid from the hospital and seeing Tandi with a bewildered look on her face the first time the baby cried LOL she was so surprised by the sound.

Ugh that does sound rough. I am sorry, it is so hard!

Aw. Daddy nest sounds awesome!

Runaway pup!

Yeah when mobility became an issue with her we used a sling bag thingie designed for dogs and she loved it!

I find that very endearing.

Yes she was a long loved dog♥️

Cookies and cream fur if I ever saw one!