Danielle Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Those Born 1930-1979 READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED 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 smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. They 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 computers, 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! 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 so much of our lives for our own good. While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were. 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?" For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead and delete this. For the rest of us...pass this on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 How true is all of that.Or at least i think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertskyz Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 You just replied to your own post. :ahhhhh: It's ok I do it sometimes myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warrior07 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 i always had to check in every hour but those were the day 's i kind a miss em . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinicolady Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 i always had to check in every hour but those were the day 's i kind a miss em . I'm with you!! Nowadays, my kids just don't understand why it scares the hell outta me when I do not know where they are! And the internet, geeeezzzzz, that's a whole other thread(t) in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHour Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Not only did we not have cell phones, our parents yelled our names out the front door when it was time to come home. I can still hear my dad yelling..........MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My how times have changed............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinicolady Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Not only did we not have cell phones, our parents yelled our names out the front door when it was time to come home. I can still hear my dad yelling..........MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My how times have changed............. :redhat: My Mom got tired of yelling for us, so she invested in a whistle and when that thing blew, we KNEW we better hurry home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertskyz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 (edited) My dad used to go out and lay on the ol Air Horn on our truck. No it wasn't at Semi. We and 10 mins to get home. Edited May 10, 2007 by desertskyz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielle Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 The rule at our house was when the street lights came on and of course her yelling our names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa.statecrew Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 I know I am a little young for this one, but my mom had a bell on the front porch that she would ring when she wanted me inside. But I guess even though I am young, I grew up a little different from my friends. We have a ten acre working ranch/farm. So I didn't play alot of video games, and I had CHORES to do. I think I have turned out pretty good, compared to the issues my friends have. :redhat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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