GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant --They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. --Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. --We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking --As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. --Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. --We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. --We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. --We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because. --WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! --We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. --No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. --We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. --We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms...... WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! --We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. --We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. --We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. --We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! --Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! --The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. --We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! IF YOU ARE ONE OF THESE AMAZING PEOPLE.....CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Oh, the great memories....... Not only did we go sledding in the winter....but, in the summer, we would "slick up" box tops and ride them down the hill on "sagebrush grass" as I called it. On Friday nights in the summer, the neighborhood kids would gather and we would have "weiner/marshmallow" roasts. Going to the movies was a "treat." We would gather up and choose teams to play baseball...boys and girls in some open lot/field. We rode our bicycles (w/o helmets) to Richlands (we were in high school) from "the Valley" to a friend's house where the garage was set up as a "gathering" place to dance and listen to music....(no drinking, no swearing).Didn't ride them back however, one of the Dads' or older siblings picked us up. I remember my grandmother making/having fresh chocolate milk in the fridge when we got home from school....yuummmm. We didn't lock our doors at night and Sunday was the day the family (the ones living close-by) gathered around the table for dinner...... Thanks for the post "G". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit 10 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Great post, G-Man. I remember my first BB gun... and I never put a single eye out with it! Reminds me of that Bucky Covington song... "It was a different world..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidbeaver 90 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 I cam remember my father telling my teachers that if I got out of line for them to "beat his a$$" and call him after they did it so I could get another one when I got home.....imagine that in today's society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MavsRock 21 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 I grew up in the 80's and early 90's. Most of theat stuff was still going on around hear in my early years. Makes you think about how times have changed. And not for the better I might add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvuball 10 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I remember this all too well! Been there many times! I also recieved this in my email today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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