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To some of our younger members, this may be lost, but
to somebody in his mid 50's (like me), it resonates clearly.
Can't take credit for writing this, but thought it worth passing along, enjoy . . .
First, we survived being born to mothers: some smoked
and-or drank while they were Pregnant. Many 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-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on
doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had
baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no
car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags,
bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick-up truck 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, real butter and bacon.
We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar and, we
weren't overweight.
WHY?
Because we were always outside playing . . . that's why!
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 them 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 and X-boxes.
There were no video games, 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 and
no 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 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.
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 ?
to somebody in his mid 50's (like me), it resonates clearly.
Can't take credit for writing this, but thought it worth passing along, enjoy . . .
First, we survived being born to mothers: some smoked
and-or drank while they were Pregnant. Many 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-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on
doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had
baseball caps not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no
car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags,
bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick-up truck 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, real butter and bacon.
We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar and, we
weren't overweight.
WHY?
Because we were always outside playing . . . that's why!
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 them 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 and X-boxes.
There were no video games, 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 and
no 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 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.
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 ?
Great memories. Great post!
