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If I give it to you for free, you're not going to appreciate it. If you had to earn it, or spend your hard earned money on it, you're going to treat it better. I'm not giving away a machine that you will mess the tension up on and then throw it out because it was free and too hard to learn about / fix. [end quote]
Boy, isn't that the truth!!! Too many kids (and older) seem to think they "deserve" something for nothing. And it's almost a given that if someone doesn't have to pay or work for what they want, they will not value it at all. Just look at our current society. Well, don't do that if you are eating dinner because it will turn you off your food.
You were right to climb up on that soap box and speak the truth.