Violet, you summed it up perfectly! I need to somehow train myself to be more attuned to what might be wrapped up in these unlikely packages. I'm sure I have passed up many.

Dave, good! I'm beginning to think it's more important to follow our parental guts, when our kids reach a certain age, than to try to follow their confused lead. Let's hope our guts speak loud and clear, over all the noise of adolescence. :)