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| the_jester
Junior Username: the_jester Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2010 |
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-base paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, Locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode Our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads. As infants & children, We would ride in cars with no car seats, No booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes. Riding in the back of a pick-up truck 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 a ctually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, and real butter. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were Always outside playing...that's why! 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 them 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 and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, No video movies or DVD's, no surround-s ound or CD's, No cell phones, No personal computers, no Internet and no 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! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 994 Registered: 6-2002 |
Funny, and accurate : ) One question; is blue cheese dangerous or just the concoction that was titled 'dressing'? | ||
| mike13
Member Username: mike13 Post Number: 73 Registered: 11-2007 |
Sounds just like my childhood!!!! the good old days | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 164 Registered: 8-2002 |
In the 60's we were supplied with a small bottle of milk for morning recess. It was delivered early in the morning and 'brewed' nicely in the sun. At 10:30 all the kids would down their milk/cream. Not one child was lactose intolerant. Go figure! slawie | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 664 Registered: 12-2004 |
thats me all the way those were the best days!!!.........(i'll be 50 next year) | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1540 Registered: 11-2003 |
I never ate any worms or mud pies but most of it sounds familiar |
