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To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« on: August 13, 2006, 08:09:16 AM »

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 computer! s, 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 lost 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 bike 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 them . . . 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?!

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:

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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2006, 10:42:55 AM »

Bama,

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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2006, 11:03:09 AM »

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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 computer! s, 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 lost 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 bike 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 them . . . 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?!

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,"Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"


I am in there 50's......... [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2006, 08:41:40 PM »

Why, thank you very much, Bama!  
Brought back great memories.  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]  
[size=10]Hose-water was an acquired taste.[/size]  :P

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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2006, 10:11:45 PM »

WOW...After reading that post, I too am amazed that I am still here to offer an opinion.
« Last Edit: August 13, 2006, 10:25:34 PM by Jock »
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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2006, 10:23:22 PM »

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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2006, 11:36:51 PM »

Great to read things that stop and make you think. Maybe we all should stop and thank OUR parents!
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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2006, 11:52:37 AM »

Bama, thanks for sharing!   :)    [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2006, 07:31:58 PM »

Along w/everything Bama has mentioned we had parents that would "whup our arse" if we got out of line. Matter of fact I grew up in a neighborhood that my friends parents could "whup" me, and send me home so my parents could "whup" me again. I got so many "whuppings" when I was a kid that all my friends would call me "Black Belt", because my Mom had this old thick black belt that she would "whup" me with. I often tell her she better be glad they didn't have child abuse laws then like they do now if they did she'd still be in jail. However I'm thankful that she was there to correct me and if she hadn
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Re: To Those Born Before 1980 CONGRATS !
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2006, 04:48:54 AM »

How true it is.........Now that brought back memories.
Thanks for sharing.
Bubba
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