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carolef · 14-02-2006, 21:33

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>>TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
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>> 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!
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>> First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked
>>and/or drank while they
>> carried us.
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>> They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a
>>can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
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>> Then after that trauma, our baby cot's were covered with
>>bright colored
>> lead-based paints.
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>> 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.
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>> As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or
>>air bags.
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>> Riding in the back of a car on a warm day was always a
>>special treat.
>>
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>> We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a
>>bottle.
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>> We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one
>>bottle and NO ONE
>> actually died from this.
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>> We ate Jam butties, white bread and real butter and
>>Lemonade with sugar in it, but
>> we weren't overweight because
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>> WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
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>> We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as
>>long as we were back
>> when the streetlights came on.
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>> No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
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>> 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...
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>> 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 personal computers, no Internet or Internet
>>chat
>> rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and
>>found them!
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>> We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and
>>there were no
>> lawsuits from these accidents.
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>> We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms
>>did not live in us forever.
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>> We were given Air 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.
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>> We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked
>>on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
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>> Football had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
>>Those who didn't
>> had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
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>> The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law
>>was unheard of They
>> actually sided with the law!
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>> This generation has produced some of the best
>>risk-takers, problem solvers
>> and inventors ever!
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>> The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation
>>and new ideas.
>>
>>
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>> We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and
>>we learned
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>> HOW TO
>> DEAL WITH IT ALL!
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>>
>> And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!
>>
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>> 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.

14-02-2006, 21:33	#1
carolef Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: rossendale Posts: 63 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	How True >> >> >>>> >>TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN 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 >> carried us. >> >> >> >> They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a >>can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. >> >> >> >> Then after that trauma, our baby cot's were 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or >>air bags. >> >> >> >> Riding in the back of a car 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 Jam butties, white bread and real butter and >>Lemonade 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 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 ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms >>did not live in us forever. >> >> >> >> We were given Air 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 yelled for them! >> >> >> >> Football 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. Last edited by carolef; 14-02-2006 at 21:48.