Kids have it a lot easier now a days!A guy starts to sound like his parents when you explain what chores you had to do when you were younger!You know the whole I had to walk to school when I was your age routine!I'm 41 and had older parents,dad died in 93 at age 65 and mom is 80.But my kids can't wrap their head around how I had to get on the bus at 7:20 in the morning and off at 5 then do farm chores till 6:30,shower,have supper,homework then maybe some farm vision tv(3 channels) but since nothing was usually on it was sledding or triking till 9:30 or so!And if I wanted something you worked your azz off for it,usually involved shovelling more grain or sh.. than usual,fixing more corrals,getting more wood or working for the neighbor for a whopping $5 an hour!But I can be as guilty as the next parent by giving the kids whatever they want(sleds,quads,phones,spending money,on and on)but I still try to keep them grounded a bit by taking it away when they get a little cocky but usually give in a little sooner than the original threat!!Actually it kinda sucks being a parent!!LOL!!But wouldn't change it for the world!!