@nprofile1q... Depends on the context for me.

My 13 heart old was very rebellious regarding wearing a coat. She would spend the night at grandma's mid week, and insist that today's weather mean it would be it would be the same on the way home. Would absolutely refuse.

A storm was incoming. She refused to wear a coat or bring an umbrella, despite my showing her the forecast.

She had to walk the better part of a mile during a storm to transit with no jacket or umbrella during that storm, and we could not pick her up. San Francisco, so not icy or dangerous but not comfortable either.

We met her with a warm jacket and hot coco. Commiserated with her, didn't rub it in.

She checks the weather now and keeps an umbrella in her bag. But she had to learn that lesson herself, she was not willing to learn it from me.

It is my job to let her learn to live with the consequences of her decisions, but without the consequences being too severe. But it is a balance as a parent for sure.

@Elena ``of Valhalla'' The issue I found is keep the piping tight. It takes forcing the zipper foot right up against the piping, as tight as I can manage. I have to pull the fabric against the foot edge, and the seams guide gets on the way. Pinning keeps things neat.

There are piping feet that force the piping up againstthe stitch line, but I don't have one.

@kravietz 🦇 in California the registration is 2x as pricey to pay for roads.

EVs are heavier than ICE vehicles. The first thing my EV did was collapse my surprisingly shallow sewer line. The costs, as my personal pocket book can attest, are real.

Here in the US roads are paid for wih gas taxes. If I want the potholes fixed I need to be willing to pay a road tax.