35 and older!

[Ranger Mom]

This was sent to me by one of our posters. I know it has been posted before, but I still like it's message!!

People over 35 should be dead.

Here's why .....

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, or even maybe the early 70's probably shouldn't have survived.

Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
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 seatbelts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.

Horrors!

We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.


We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode 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 would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day.

NO CELL PHONES!!!!!

Unthinkable!

We did not have Play stations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them.

We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?

We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home 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. Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.

Horrors!

Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and 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're one of them!

Congratulations!

People under 30 are WIMPS !

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

i grew up pretty mush that exact same way!! well no lead paint on my crib, but growing up w/ alot of borthers and sisters can moke things a little tough. i had alot of fun growing up though.

[Ranger Mom]

Even though you are under 30....we will exempt you since you are a soldier! You have seen and been through things I would have no clue how to handle!

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

i took an online test once to see how old i was. you were supposed to list any physical problems and things that you have gone through in your life and it calculated your age, i came out to 29!!! that was before comming out here also. im alsmost affraid to see what that test would tell me today...thanks RM, your the greatest!

[rockdale80]

i grew up with 3 other brothers in the middle of nowhere on a farm. we grew up pretty much the same way. we never had cable, or internet. we did have a nintendo, but got in trouble if we played it during the day. if it was sunny outside there was work to do, or we played outside. there was no sitting in front of the tv all day. we didnt have cell phones. and if we got in trouble in school or anywhere else for that matter we got in trouble when we got home. i dont feel like i missed out on anything. i feel like my parents were preparing me for the rest of my life by instilling a good work ethic, and values that i hope i carry today.

[Ranger Mom]

I have to admit...all my kids have cellphones. I don't like not knowing where they are, I don't see how my mom was able to stand it!

[rockdale80]

and there was no such thing as an allowance in our house. my dad said he paid us for chores and work everytime we walked into the house and had a roof over our head, or a home cooked to meal to eat, and a warm, cozy bed to sleep in.

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

it makes you feel proud when you grow and look back on how your parents really helped you when you were growing up, by having you do the things you did. like rockdale pointed out, it created good work ethic and work values.

[gobbler grad]

I still drink from a garden hose and my kids look at me like i'm crazy...ought to hook the hose up in the house and see what happens...I can remember doing alot of those things when I was younger...:doh:...and i'm still kicking:)

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by rockdale80
i grew up with 3 other brothers in the middle of nowhere on a farm. we grew up pretty much the same way. we never had cable, or internet. we did have a nintendo, but got in trouble if we played it during the day. if it was sunny outside there was work to do, or we played outside. there was no sitting in front of the tv all day. we didnt have cell phones. and if we got in trouble in school or anywhere else for that matter we got in trouble when we got home. i dont feel like i missed out on anything. i feel like my parents were preparing me for the rest of my life by instilling a good work ethic, and values that i hope i carry today.

I REALLY like your parents!:clap: :clap: :clap: :inlove:

[rockdale80]

Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
I REALLY like your parents!:clap: :clap: :clap: :inlove:

try living with them...just kidding. weird how i used to think they were wrong about everything, but the older i get i think they were right...


:rolleyes: sometimes;)

[AP Panther Fan]

Originally posted by rockdale80
try living with them...

I think I DID!:D

Your day is coming...it is not as easy as it seems sometimes. We all struggle with the way we were raised versus the way things are now and TRUST me, it is SO much different (and changing all the time)!

You will do things a bit differently probably (out of necessity) but your background is strong! Like I said, I really like your parents!

:D

[rockdale80]

Originally posted by AP Panther Fan
I think I DID!:D

Your day is coming...it is not as easy as it seems sometimes. We all struggle with the way we were raised versus the way things are now and TRUST me, it is SO much different (and changing all the time)!

You will do things a bit differently probably (out of necessity) but your background is strong! Like I said, I really like your parents!

:D



I am sure that is true. Hopefully I can be half the parents they were.

[Bullaholic]

Here's a little more "wisdom" from the over 35 crowd, Rockdale80---this has always been one of my favorites---
perhaps you are familiar with it---if not, I hope you enjoy it.

DESIDERATA

Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others- even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career however humble; it is a real posession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs- for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love- for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy

MAX EHRMANN 1927

last updated on Oct 14, 1996

[rockdale80]

thats pretty good. thanks bull. i printed that out.

[AP Panther Fan]

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy


I love it....thank you!
:)

[Leopards,class of 75]

Thanks for this post Ranger Mom! This brings back many memories!

[HornetMom]

Oh, the memories that brings back.

[BrahmaMom]

Yep, I can remember all that, but can't remember what I need from the grocery store! Being home by the time the street lights were on--that one got me in trouble more than once! Thanks for the memories! May we all be half the parents our parents were, in more difficult times some would say. I'm not sure it's a good thing, but kids with cell phones sure make the Moms feel safer. I like to be able to reach out and touch!

[spiveyrat]

Whew! Being 35, I just barely made the cut!!! ;)

Is there something wrong with drinking out of the garden hose??? :eek:

[Phil C]

I remember in Freer we had to have tall antennas to get NBC and CBS out of Corpus. There was no ABC channel there until about the 1960s and a Spanish station out of Laredo. Sometimes we could get San Antonio Stations. Not the wide choices of today.

[Phil C]

This is a great thread but I wish to point out that we that are 35 and over have great faith in the under 35 and younger generation. We know you will have your great accomplishments in the future and have confidence that you will be able to meet and solve your problems as they occur and keep the great tradition going.

[BrahmaMom]

I agree, Phil C and am more than ready to hand the baton over to the younger generation in a few years.

[pirate44]

ill be 33 soon and grew up that exact way. we even had bb gun fights, had "blood brothers" by cutting our hands and shaking. swam in dirty ol stock tanks along with countless other horrific images of our youth. i can look back and see how mine and my 3 brothers guardian angels were working overtime. but they were fun times. i also used to bring a pocket knife to school. :eek:

[Bullaholic]

I think somebody posted this "Remember When" list once before, but here it is again. I certainly remember everything on this list. Alas---many things on this list have gone by the wayside...


If you are old enough ...take the stroll...
Close your eyes ... And go back ...
Before the Internet or the MAC...
Before semi-automatics and crack...
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo.....
Way back............


I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk,
-- Sittin' on the porch,
-- Simon Says,
-- Kick the Can,
-- Red light, Green light,
-- Chocolate milk,
-- Going home for lunch,
-- Penny candy from the store,
-- Hopscotch,
-- Butterscotch,
-- Skates with keys,
-- Jacks,
-- Mother May I?
-- Hula Hoops and Sunflower seeds,
-- Whist and Old Maid and Crazy Eights,
-- Wax lips and mustaches,
-- Mary Janes,
-- Saddle shoes,
-- Coke bottles with the names of cities on the bottom,
-- Running through the sprinkler,
-- Running behind the DDT truck,
-- Sittin' on the curb,
-- Staring at clouds,
-- Circle pins,
-- Bobby pins,
-- Mickey Mouse Club, Crusader Rabbit, Rocky &
Bullwinkle, Kukla, Fran & Ollie, Spin & Marty
...all in black & white.
-- When around the corner seemed far away,
-- and going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
-- Bedtime,
-- Climbing trees,
-- Making forts,
-- A Coaster made from orange crates and an old skate,
-- Backyard Shows,
-- Lemonade stands,
-- Cops and Robbers,
-- Cowboys and Indians,
-- Jumpin' down the steps,
-- Jumping on the bed,
-- Pillow fights,
-- "Company",
-- Ribbon candy,
-- Angel hair on the Christmas tree,
-- Running from the guards at Halloween,
-- Jackie Gleason as "the poor soul",
-- White gloves,
-- Walking to church,
-- Walking to the Community Center,
-- Being tickled to death,
-- Running till you were out of breath,
-- Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt,
-- Being tired from playin' . . . Remember that?
-- Not steppin' on a crack . . . or you'll break your
mother's back,
-- Paper chains at Christmas,
-- Silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington,
-- The smell of paste,
-- Buck bags and Evening in Paris,
-- Crowding around in a circle for the 'after-school fight',
then running when the teacher came.
-- What about the girl that had the big bubbly
handwriting. . . who dotted her "i's" with hearts??
-- The Stroll,
-- Popcorn balls, & sock hops,
-- Lunch Boxes with a Thermos (that broke).
-- When there were two types of sneakers for girls and
boys (Keds & PF Flyer) and the only time you wore
them at school was for "gym". . .And the girls had
those ugly uniforms.
-- When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up,
-- When nearly everyone's Mom was at home when the
kids got home from school,
-- When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another
quarter a huge bonus,
-- When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny,
-- When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high
school, if then,
-- When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces
(or when you did!),
-- When all of your male teachers wore neckties and
female teachers had their hair done everyday and
wore high heels,
-- When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked,
and gas pumped, without asking, for free, every time. .
and,you didn't pay for air. . .and, you got trading
stamps to boot!
-- When nobody owned a pure bred dog (except Bohart),
-- When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or
towels hidden inside the box,
-- When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him
or use him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even
the kid, thought a thing of it,
-- When it was considered a great privilege to be taken
out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents,
-- When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if
they failed . . . and did!
-- When the worst thing you could do at school was
smoke in the bathrooms, flunk a test or chew gum,
-- And the prom was in the auditorium and we danced to
an orchestra, and all the girls wore pastel gowns and
the boys wore suits for the first time and we stayed
out all night,
-- When a '57 Chevy was everyone's dream car . . .
to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine
races,
-- When people went steady and girls wore a class ring
with an inch of wrapped dental floss coated with
pastel frost nail polish so it would fit her finger,
-- And no one ever asked where the car keys were
'cause they were always in the car, in the ignition
and the doors were never locked,
-- And you got in big trouble if you accidentally locked
the doors at home. No one ever had a key.
-- And lying on your back on the grass with your friends
and saying things like "That cloud looks like a.....
-- When stuff from the store came without safety caps
and hermetic seals 'cause no one had yet tried to
poison a perfect stranger,
-- And playing baseball with no adults to help kids with
the rules of the game. Then....baseball was not a
psychological group learning experience, it was a
game.

And...with all our progress...
don't you just wish...just once...
you could slip back in time and savor the
slower pace... and share it with the children
of the 80's and 90's ...

So send this on to someone who can still remember Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden, Laurel

& Hardy, Howdy Doody and The Peanut Gallery, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows..., Nellie Belle, Roy

and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk...
-- as well as the sound of a reel mower on Saturday
morning,
-- Playing in Cowboy land,
-- Baseball games,
-- Bowling and visits to the pool,
-- And eating Kool-aid powder with sugar,
-- And summers filled with bike rides,
-- When being sent to the principal's office was nothing
compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving
student at home.

Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs,

etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger threat! But we all survived because their love

was greater than the threat.

Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!"

[BrahmaMom]

Whoa, that was a great trip, and I didn't even have to leave home! Our kids have missed out on a lot--somethings money can't buy. Tired from playing so hard, every day of the summer. Wow, I'd forgotten. Thanks for the memories.