To te Kids Who Survivied
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Received this e-mail today. Thought I'd share it...
To All the Kids Who Survived the 50's, 60's & 70's.......
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took asprin, 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 cabinents, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, and we often hitchhiked. 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 and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, 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 home when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day, and were were still O.K. We would spend hours building go carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot about brakes. After running into a few bushes, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Nintendo, Play Stations, X-Boxes, video games, 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 real freinds and 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 were given BB guns for our 10th birthday, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and even though told it might happen, never put out anyones eyes. We rode bikes to our friends house, knocked on the door, rang the bell or just walked in. 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 innovations 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!.....Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?
To All the Kids Who Survived the 50's, 60's & 70's.......
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took asprin, 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 cabinents, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, and we often hitchhiked. 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 and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, 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 home when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day, and were were still O.K. We would spend hours building go carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot about brakes. After running into a few bushes, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Nintendo, Play Stations, X-Boxes, video games, 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 real freinds and 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 were given BB guns for our 10th birthday, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and even though told it might happen, never put out anyones eyes. We rode bikes to our friends house, knocked on the door, rang the bell or just walked in. 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 innovations 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!.....Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?
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