A friend sent me this. Thought you might like it
Rx
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank
while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and
didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright
coloured 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air
bags.
Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun.
We drank water from the garden hosepipe 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 cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with
sugar
in it, 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 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no
cell phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or
Internet 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 played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did
not live in us forever.
Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told
it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door
rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Local teams 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!
This generation has 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!
And if you are 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 our lives
for our own good and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know
how brave their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
doesn't it?!
PS -The BIG type is because your eyes are shot at your age
Rx
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank
while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and
didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright
coloured 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air
bags.
Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun.
We drank water from the garden hosepipe 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 cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with
sugar
in it, 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 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no
cell phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or
Internet 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 played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did
not live in us forever.
Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told
it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door
rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Local teams 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!
This generation has 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!
And if you are 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 our lives
for our own good and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know
how brave their parents were.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
doesn't it?!
PS -The BIG type is because your eyes are shot at your age
But as the original thread stated, all of us who lived through that lot, are still here!!!!!
