Loved your response Daycarewhisperer: unfortunately the world we live in today is no where near the same as it was then and before. I have a desire to keep things the way they were back them, today! family needs to stick together, meals need to be healthy and shared, chores are okay (not child abuse) I enjoy also raising alot of our food, goats for milk, chickens for eggs, pigs for meat and MANY gardens filled with so much. This is the way life should be, harder but better. A day on a farm the good old fashion way is a "harder" yet more rewarding day than any "worldy" day of get up get dressed get to mcdonalds, or grab the cereal bar and get out the door. IF you can manage that life (the harder life) your kids will be better off, IMO. Bet you hard working girls, made pretty spectacular wives. I hope your husbands appreciate you!!!!