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06/28/2006 11:15:36 AM · #1 |
This was sent by my mom she obviously was sending out to alot of family members. Junk by many standards, but hits close to home.
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 cribs 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 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 soda 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 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 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 yelled for 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!
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!
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06/28/2006 11:18:26 AM · #2 |
Is this supposed to explain why we're about to make the world uninhabitable for our grandchildren ... and make them pay for it too?
Message edited by author 2006-06-28 11:19:15. |
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06/28/2006 11:19:56 AM · #3 |
| WOW... I never felt that sorry for the new generation LOL... |
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06/28/2006 11:33:15 AM · #4 |
How in the world did we survive??? I am glad I grew up in that era.
Believe it or not, I didn't have my first ''fast food'' hamburger til I was in my teens (we ate at home, as a family EVERY night of the world and THEN we went out with friends)
I didn't own a pair of bluejeans til I went to college and NEVER felt deprived!!!
I have said many times to my kids when they were young and wanted to take off on their bikes, "I'm sorry for not letting you go, but it's NOT 1970 anymore!!"
Of course we had hellacious parties in the 70s too!
How sad for the generations to come...
Message edited by author 2006-06-28 11:36:48. |
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06/28/2006 11:37:16 AM · #5 |
| Describes my own childhood very well. Nicely written. |
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06/28/2006 11:40:46 AM · #6 |
| Remembering how things used to be is a sure sign you're getting old! |
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06/28/2006 11:54:39 AM · #7 |
How True but, we grew up to be the parents of the children who are obese at age 6, sit in front of the TV every waking hour instead of playing outside. We're the parents who insist our children are allowed on the little league team. When our children have an argument, we are the ones who jump in and side with our children, right or wrong. We're the ones who will sue the city if our child falls off the park's tricky bar. We're the parents of the children who are so overprotected that they don't know how to solve their own problems. The above is, of course, a generalized statement, as the original poster's was. :)
I would like to add one thing to that post, we also were the recipients of corporal punishment!
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06/28/2006 12:12:53 PM · #8 |
| Remember real Lawn Darts? |
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06/28/2006 12:15:15 PM · #9 |
i got hit in the face with a regular dart by a neighbor kid and my grandmom beat the boy with a fly swatter (wire end) and she wasnt even arrested! those were the days! LOL
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
Remember real Lawn Darts? |
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06/28/2006 01:02:38 PM · #10 |
| Back in the late 70s, my dad who was born in 1921, told me he felt sorry for me because the world is changing and it will be much harder to make it. I recall having a similar conversation with my own son (now 23) a few years ago. The funny thing is, my dad's statements were from a man who spent his teenage years in the great depression and at 20 started as a machine gunner on a B-17 bomber for the next 3 years. I know he never felt sorry for himself. He made it. I made it. and I believe my son will make it. It's all relative. The list American Horse has above brings back memories of a great childhood and simpler times. I'm sure in 20 years there will be another list that my son will look back on and smile. Life is good but will always be changing and my dad will be 85 years old tomorrow! |
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06/28/2006 01:46:20 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by queanbeez:
i got hit in the face with a regular dart... |
It must be a female thing. I had a dart board on the back of my bedroom door when I was a kid. I was in there with a friend playing darts when my sister, sure we were up to no good, burst in hoping to find something she could tattle about. Poor timing on her part. My dart was already half way to the board. It hit and pierced her cheek. She ran off down the hall screaming for mom with the dart flopping around the whole way. After the initial shock wore off my friend and I fell to the ground laughing. It's sad but everyone was so sick of her constant complaining, tattling, and needing to be the center of attention that we didn't even get into trouble. Unfortunately the incident didn't change the behavior, just taught her to lie to ensure she was seen as the victim she wanted to be. |
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06/28/2006 01:51:13 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by TechnoShroom:
Originally posted by queanbeez:
i got hit in the face with a regular dart... |
It must be a female thing. I had a dart board on the back of my bedroom door when I was a kid. I was in there with a friend playing darts when my sister, sure we were up to no good, burst in hoping to find something she could tattle about. Poor timing on her part. My dart was already half way to the board. It hit and pierced her cheek. She ran off down the hall screaming for mom with the dart flopping around the whole way. After the initial shock wore off my friend and I fell to the ground laughing. It's sad but everyone was so sick of her constant complaining, tattling, and needing to be the center of attention that we didn't even get into trouble. Unfortunately the incident didn't change the behavior, just taught her to lie to ensure she was seen as the victim she wanted to be. |
Gawsh, tell us how you REALLY feel about her! :-) Have things improved since then?
R.
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06/28/2006 02:41:01 PM · #13 |
My supervisor who has a law degree sent this to me once.
I replied, "Then came the Lawyers and Lawsuits"
In my home town the municipal pools had 10 foot high diving boards.
Not anymore. Where do future high divers get interested, not in this city. |
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06/28/2006 02:43:48 PM · #14 |
| i think you could safely include children of the 80's. i was born in 1980 maybe thats why i relate but i think it applies to the 80's too. |
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06/28/2006 04:03:09 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
i think you could safely include children of the 80's. i was born in 1980 maybe thats why i relate but i think it applies to the 80's too. |
Your just jaded!!;)
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06/28/2006 04:09:16 PM · #16 |
There are days I wish I had been born in this time frame. Especially when I listen to my dad talk about the way things were when he was growing up.
I think the 40s would have been a good time to be my age...
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06/28/2006 04:41:58 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Gawsh, tell us how you REALLY feel about her! :-) Have things improved since then? |
Lol, probably should have cut the story short by a sentence or two. To answer your question, yes, in the sense there is no physical scar. |
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