I can agree with that @oldman28. It's disheartening when everywhere you turn a pound of flesh is the price. I play music for a living and I play a lot for seniors and I think one of the reasons they love seeing kids so much is because they want to be one again LOL. To go back to a time when you just played with toys, ate the meals made for you and fought to stay awake to do it all over again the next day.
It's ok though, growing is part of living. I just want to simplify my life again.