I am a mother of two from a small town in Georgia. I think the winds of change are blowing as a result of an awakening on more fronts than household goods. We fell in love with plastic, and disposability. We adored fast anything that gave us the gift of time. Programming for kids and video games took us into a whole new world of excitement without having to pack a compass, canteen or ourselvs. Our mothers fought for "equality" and fell in love with the notion that they could have it "all". The computer revolution, capitalism and commercialism convinced us that working smart was better than working hard, after all sweating is embarassing and smelly and hard, hands on work was well.....hard. As a society, we listened when the activists told us that moral standards, ethical codes, and harsh consequences for extremely devient behavior didn't matter and were a conspiracy on the part of religion and government to force us to "conform". "Be yourself" and "it doesn't matter what other people think" seemed so enlightened. Dr. Spock sounded so intuitive when he suggested that discipline and boudaries somehow denied our children the freedom they needed to become "individuals". We gave serious consideration to the notion that marriage was "just a piece of paper", s e x's purpose, of above all else, was to provide the individual with intense pleasure, and commitment was just another word for confinement. Our children have experienced the truth. These new consumers are noticing the REALITY. 1. Those who worked the hardest seem to live the longest. 2. "Eat your vegetables" really was important to living and french fries can kill you. 3. Video games in excess lead to Epilepsy, lathargy and bad grades. 4. HAVING it all actually meant DOING it all. 5. Never caring about what others think ultimately means .......no one cares what YOU think. 6. Discipline and boudaries for children makes them capable ADULTS, the lack there of only made them angry, disfunctional "INDIVIDUALS". 7. That piece of paper, marriage, sure wasn't as expensive or as debilitating as the divorce paper. 8. Commitment didn't mean confinement.....it actually meant security, wellbeing and longevity. 9. S e x has purpose far higher than pleasure, and in fact.......it wasn't always a pleasure (emotionally, spiritually, physically, or financially) 10. Fast and disposable can take a lifetime-(an eternity) to biodegrade and decompose. 11. Why was it again that we had to have it ALL? I think your children are just picking up on the truth. Cheaper isn't better, and standards (in manufacturing, construction, parenting, living, and and governing).....MATTER. Sincerely, Tracy Foster Jazzy's Kids Decor

Well said, ladies! I believe, too, that this will be beneficial to the smaller businesses that have built this and other industries!