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KJ5 IRQ returning. I believe all three of my kids are Gen Zers I think. If not, they're awful dang close, so we'll consider them Gen Zers. Yes, they are the first generation to grow up with having mountains of knowledge at their fingertips via the Internet. But we also need to keep in mind that they're really the first generation to grow up with a portable computer or phone in their pocket. I mean, so let's talk about the differences in generation. My kids and me, one generation apart. I was born in 1980. My daughter was born in 2002. I want to say 22 and not make her very young. 2002. So we're looking at what 22 years of difference is. So what we're really looking at is how they were raised up, not just by the parents, but by society. I think you've all heard the motto, it takes a village. And down here, we really do believe it takes a village. I mean, there's been times that other people had to get under my kids or call me, and it was good that they did that. So with the ability to have a phone in their pocket all the time, which I think is one of the biggest differences, it gives me as a parent probably a lot more ease so that they can go and do things because I can get a hold of them at any time. My kids are all grown. My youngest is 18. And I've told them all, I'll pay for your cell phone bills, the basics. Whatever it costs to have your phone on my plan is what I pay for it, no matter what, until the day I die. Unless they want to get off of it, but that's their choice because I like having the ability to communicate with them whenever I need to. And it doesn't cost me like $30 a line, so it's not that big of a cost factor. But I also think it's a lot how they're raised. Now, my generation, to my generation's detriment, I think it's probably one of the stupidest generations to be around in a long time. I mean, yeah, we were the last few kids, Generation X, the last of the last few kids, the last of the ones to go. I was able to ride my back pretty much all over town, not ever worry about it. It was in the 80s and 90s. You can't do that with kids today, of course. So did that make me more adventurous and more reckless? Or did it make me more wise and experienced? So that's the question. Are the kids today getting experiences that your generation, my generation, and generations past have historically gotten? KJ5, I'll tell you back to you.