Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Hon - my 30 something son tossed out a stained glass piece I'd made for him and his wife as a wedding gift -- because they had cracked a piece in it. They have NO idea the amount of time, money and sweat that went into it. Nor did they even think to ask if it could be fixed. This younger generation are made up of "buy it/toss it" values. They see quilts at Walmart for $19.00 and think that's what it costs.......sad isn't it.
The really sad thing is that my DH who will be 50 in a couple months has that "buy it/toss it" mindset. I have "retrained" him for the most part to at least ask me before he tosses it to see it I can salvage it or fix it or re-purpose it into something else.