Earning Your Family Tech Support Merit Badge

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The Family Tech Support Merit Badge has a long history with web
developers.
"Hi Mom."
"Hi honey! Look, this'll only take a few seconds, but I've got this great idea for a website."
"Ok, I have a few seconds."
"I want a website where people could create their own greeting cards then have the website print them out and send them!"
"That sounds a little complicated, Mom. What's your budget?"
"My budget!?! Do you know how long I spent in labor with you?"
"Sigh."

But fear not! There are (Drupal-y and other open source!) ways to keep earning your family tech support merit badges without losing your freedom and fun, and we'll go through your options. So the next time this happens, you won't be stuck with the answer, "Uhm, I only work on really big stuff..."