Wait, you dropped your bubble level off a ladder and still trusted it over a digital one? That's a bold move, buddy.

Like butter" is exactly right. My buddy tried using his old brushed Ryobi on a fence rebuild and had to borrow my brushless Dewalt before lunch. Night and day difference.

Right, wren_jackson hit the nail on the head about showing her your baking experiments. That's exactly what I'd do too. Taking it a step further, you could even turn that specific comment into a running inside joke with a different friend who appreciates the effort. Like, purposely set aside one of your "sad little cookies" for yourself and make a joke about it while you're enjoying a perfect batch later. It takes the power away from her comment and gives you control back over the memory. Plus, some people just don't get the hours of work that go into something like macarons, and that's on them, not on you.

Wait, you skipped primer and it held better? That's wild.

Dude same thing happened to me with my basement floor. I was dead set on renting a saw for the weekend and my buddy talked me into just buying one from Harbor Freight. Ended up being like $100 after a coupon and it handled the 12x24 porcelain tiles no problem. I used it again six months later for a shed floor and let my brother borrow it for his kitchen. The blade went dull after a couple jobs but a new one is like 15 bucks so who cares. People overthink these tools sometimes when the cheap ones are totally fine for DIY stuff.