Really feeling you here, @trucklife-family. So beautifully put. Yes, the shopping becomes more and more overwhelming to me, and I'm less and less able to wander malls without being emotionally injured on some level.
You're a great role model for your girls - a rock and a moral-ethical compass for them to help hold them steady their whole lives long.
Thank you @artemislives, emotionally injured is the perfect way to describe it. I hope all is well in Holland xxx