great white Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Congratulations TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1920's 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, 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 coloured 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 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, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread and 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 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 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 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 yelled for them! We 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 innovation 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! 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 our lives for our own good. and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?! Charlie Fast aproaching 50 but still alive after surviving most of the above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Hi Charlie, Any special plans for May 1st.? Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 And it doesn't seem that long ago either- how about black and white tele Condoms were only to stop pregnancy not fatal diseases PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 And if your teachers told you off in school, your father didn't go in and threaten them with physical violence, he threatened you. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Didn't dare come home and say I'd had the cane, or I'd get a thick ear from mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry S Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 (edited) ....and we cycled or walked miles to school on our own in all weather, in uniform with a cap on and felt good to be independent and trusted to get on with it.....I think its called responsibility (now of course a government department)... Edited February 7, 2007 by Harry S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 And something I noticed about my father's generation (born 1909) when there were no school buses (or any other sort). The older they got, the farther they had had to walk to school. In his case, when he started at age 5, the distance was 3 miles each way, which I know to be correct. Before his death aged 89, this had stretched to 5 miles each way! Nobody argued though, it wasn't worth it. He'd just claim things were different in those days. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 The really sad thing is that things wernt so far different for me and I'm only 25! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaicemat Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 If true, that's not sad, Adam. You should think yourself priviledged that you had a proper upbringing who learned the risks of life from experience, respect for yourself and others and that life doesn't owe you a living. You are, indeed, a fortunate one amongst your peers. Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 I'm 37 This year and I too can remember all ou'd mentioned. What a great childhood. When I was 12, some friends and I went fishing in Farmoor Reservior and enroute we saw a cherry tree with lots of cherries outside a house, as it was a hot day we decided it was cool to break off some branches with us. To cut a long story short, we were chased by the owner in his car, marched back to the house made to swiped up the leaves and branches in the front garden. The bloe was really nice tho,he explained (told) us why we shouldn't steal from others and he gave us some cherries afterward. We learnt a lesson and we know to respect others and their properties. If it happened today, the owner would have been arrested and charged with kidnapping...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 nah the owner proberly would have been beaten up by the chavs who did it in broadstone now you cant even walk through the broadway in a group bigger than two after 8 because of all the trouble sam ps so glad fishing as kept me busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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