Angeleyes
05-16-2007, 07:45 PM
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's,
60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who took
aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can,
and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our
tummies in baby cribs 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 infants & children, we would ride in cars with no
car seats, booster seats, 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 Kool-aid made with sugar, 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 150 channels on cable, no
video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no
cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or
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 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. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the
law was unheard of. They actually sided with the
law!
These generations have 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!
If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with
scissors, doesn't it?!
The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,
mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing
up the country from one end to another, and with the
threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we
sure this is a good time to take God out of the
Pledge of Allegiance?"
60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who took
aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can,
and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our
tummies in baby cribs 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 infants & children, we would ride in cars with no
car seats, booster seats, 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 Kool-aid made with sugar, 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 150 channels on cable, no
video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no
cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or
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 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. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the
law was unheard of. They actually sided with the
law!
These generations have 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!
If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with
scissors, doesn't it?!
The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control,
mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing
up the country from one end to another, and with the
threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we
sure this is a good time to take God out of the
Pledge of Allegiance?"