[decafninja]

My wife and I are DINKs. We drive a smallish CUV. Her cousin drove it, fell in love, and bought the same car.

It’s really a perfect allrounder - looks nice, is luxurious, more than enough space for us, even drives like a sports car (or at least as close to a CUV can hope to).

Then said cousin had a baby. People around him scolded him for not selling the car for something much bigger - like a Kia Telluride or a Honda Pilot. But he is doing just fine.

[em-bee]

People around him scolded him

that's one of the bigger problems in todays society. people acting like they know better and judging others for doing things differently.

[IAmBroom]

Same as it's always been.

"Small town" attitudes; grandmothers judging young mothers; elders complaining about youth...

[bombcar]

Scolds are always around no matter what you do. It’s just a bit amazing what total strangers will feel is appropriate to comment, but you have to take it from a place of fear of the unknown. I’d say “or you’ll go insane” but if you have 3+ kids you’re probably already there. ;)

The key is to have people in your life who understand the struggle and don’t just rattle off “easy ways” to solve all your problems.

[delfinom]

Because it would make their bad financial decisions feel bad in this situation :3

[doubled112]

We had two kids (newborn and 3) in car seats and a Ford Focus. The other car was a Jetta.

The Focus even had a small aftermarket amp and sub in the trunk. Everybody and their things still fit, although the sub did come out for long trips for that extra cargo.

The Golf Wagon that came later still fit us and the dog. About 90lbs of her would fit in the back and she could drool all over the kids.

Sometimes I wonder what I am missing.

[delfinom]

I know someone who had one child and then spent the pandemic finding a car and buying an overpriced, and significantly oversized Escalade. He of course detailed his struggles, especially financial the entire time to us wonder what the fuck was going on. Apparently the whole pressure was from his and his wife's entire extended family.

Jfc my parents raised me and my brother out of a fucking Buick sedan. Modern Americans are spoiled as fuck.