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Congratulations To All The Kids Who Were Born In The
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
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 airbags.
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 or 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 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 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.
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 airbags.
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 or 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 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 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.
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