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There are no hardships in life to toughen these kids up. We started out as hunter-gatherers who toughed out winters in caves, had to catch our own food, and protected ourselves from predators with rocks and sticks. My grandparents farmed to support themselves by working 16 hour days plowing with horses, raising or hunting for their own food, washing clothes they made themselves on a washboard, going outside in the middle of the night to pee, and dealing with medical emergencies on their own because the nearest doctor was too far away.

Today, we pop a hot pocket in the microwave, go to the doctor every time we stub our toe, complain if the clothes come out of the dryer damp, turn up the thermostat if we're chilly, and drive our climate controlled vehicles to our climate controlled offices to sit in front of a computer screen all day.

Don't think we've become soft - ask your grandparents what they think.