If You Were Born Between 1930 and 1979 read this cool message?

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN 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 carried us.

They took aspirin, ate soft cheese, shell fish, and didn't get tested for diabetes.


Then after that trauma, our baby cots 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 2 up on your bike was a way of life.


We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.


We shared a bottle of pop with four friends, all drank from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank fizzy drinks with SUGAR in it, but we weren't overweight because......


WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! NOT IN FRONT OF A TV AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES!!

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 text messaging, 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 played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

The boys were given toy guns for their 10th birthdays,

made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out anyones 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!


The local team had tryouts and not everyone got in. 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 anyone born from 1980 onwards so they will know how brave you are!!!

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

Answer 1

Wonderfully written...very entertaining. I totally agree w/you. My husband and I discuss this all the time and it saddens us to have to be so protective over our children when outside playing because of the predators. We have 3-4 registered predators around our area. I allow my kids to play in the dirt and to have the fizzy drinks, cupcakes and such but also make sure they are eating a balanced meal as well. I am protective and sometimes overly..I can be a nervous mom..but its from all the warnings and accidents that I have heard of. I have learned to not watch the news all the time since it just makes me that more worried. I hate the fact of my kids playing sports and they have tryouts but everyone gets in. What is this? Or no one wins, or no outs. Play the game the way its suppose to be played. There are disappointments every day and our kids need to learn this and to work for what they want not just handed to them. Anyways, I could go on and on but you have already brought up valid pts and it was well done. Thumbs up and thank you. I'm a survivor!!!!!

Answer 2

You are so right!! I wish my children could have the childhood I did. I make them do some of those things just because they should (not hitchhiking, although I did!) We had energy, we had imagination and used them all the time. I used to walk to school through the woods. Can you imagine letting elementary school children doing that now? I don't remember ever saying there's nothing on tv, even when we only had 4 channels. Oh well, those days are gone. Let's hope the next generation finds ways to get out and enjoy life.

Answer 3

I've seen this before, and although I like the premise of it, it leaves out so many things that are important.

Yes, we were born to parents who smoked and drank. Many of us have asthma now, others were born with fetal alcohol syndrome.

No, a lot of the tests available for pregnant women now weren't performed then. This is why there was a higher rate back then for women not surviving their deliveries.

No, we didn't wear helmets while bike riding. And when someone did fall off a bike and hit their head, many suffered permenant damage.

No, we didn't have the childproofing precautions in the home .. but that was in an age where parents raised their children, usually with a stay at home mother. With the economy the way it is now, most families require 2 incomes, leaving the parents less time to follow their children around. Safety precautions became necessity because of the change in times.

Yes, we rode with no seatbelts or airbags. And the fatality rate involved with car accidents was more than double what it is now.

No, we didn't have nintendos or playstations. We did however have ataris, coleco's and commadore 64's. The difference is ... our parents didn't let us sit on them all damn day.

The world is a very different place now then it was then, that I do agree with ... and in many ways I prefer the way it WAS. I wish I could raise my kids the way I was raised, playing outside all day long until the streetlights came on. But, since I fear for their safety and want to protect them, that isn't possible ... there are far too many dangers in society to let children out of your direct line of sight for too long a time period.

Answer 4

Now those were the days! Lets not forget, we actually wore out our blue jeans with time, paying $80.00 for a brand new pair that were already wore out with holes, faded and ragged was unheard of. We also had chores we had to do, whether we earned any money or not, it wasn't debateable. It only made us stronger and more responsible adults, it also never killed us. Peer pressure normally meant competition in sports, running for a class office, or keeping up with fashion and hair styles...... NOT who can lose thier virginity first. Many more things come to mind, an endless list, so I shall stop here and only agree, Yes, those were some great years, that produced some really amazing adults.

Answer 5

Well said indeed. I actually ate the mud pie when I was a kid, and I am totally fine. Never wore a bike helmet, ate a crapload but it didnt matter because I was outside all day long, running and playing with my dog and friends....We didn't even have to lock our doors....and you are right, no one DIED from this, this country is just WAYYY to uptight about stuff...I say let kids get hurt its the only way they will learn, I say let em eat mud, it wont kill em, i say let them roll in the mud too, because that was always so fun....I believe in spanking, hey I got whuped as a kid and I turned out ok, not a damn serial killer. Ever watch Supernanny? Those kids just need an azz whupin and they would behave.... thanks for a great post!!!!

Answer 6

You just described my childhood. My family consists if 7 brothers and sisters and of course Mom and Dad. We lived on a cul-de-sac and all the kids would play baseball in the middle of the street. It was hilarious, when all the Moms would join us. The only TV we really watched was Saturday morning cartoons (they were better back then too) and the Brady Bunch (for obvious reasons).
It was safe to go door to door, back then, for Halloween, Girl Scout cookie orders and other fundraisers. It all kinda makes me wish I still had my groovy red portable radio!

Footnote: I feel sorry for my grand-daughter and other kids that never got to experience the "drive-in" movies. That's pretty much where I spent Saturday nights with my friends.

Thanks for the memories! :-)

Answer 7

True...but...
Kids have more access to informationa dn are more worldly than ever before. They know and understand how other cultures live and are sentisive tot he environment than ever before. They are sensitive to those who are different from the main stream and far more caring and nurturing of everyone around them. It is true that there is an obesity problem but I have to wonder how many 12 year olds are driving themselves to the McDonalds or buying themselves the XBoxes or paying for the sattelite TV service...if we are to start fixing blame go for those providing their children with the things that you believe are leading to their demise.
As for lawyers and government regulations...well before these girls were prohibited from playing in organized sports, students who were left out of school because they had different learning abilities are now given the chance to excell like their peers. Before the government regulations every year thousands of children died from head trauma because of a lack of something as simple as wearing a helmet while riding a bicycle or wearing a seatbelt. So while it is fun to say, "We made it!" please be sensitivie to the generation coming up. They are dealing with things I'm not sure I could have made it through, and despite what the sensationalist newspapers say our yong people are great! They will make us proud and help lead us into a new world, one that is free fromt he political and cultural debacles that this current generation has gotten us into!!!

Answer 8

Born 1965. Love ur message. That is what i call "thinking out of the box." Very humorous but true in all aspect. Very reflective piece of written art. It sure will shock our kids. Bravo Zulu!!!

Answer 9

Boy oh boy isn't that the truth. I can remember all that my self. Times have really changed so much since then, so sad the way things are today. One of the biggest changes that was not mentioned is the spanking that we got then that don't happen now.

Answer 10

I love that because it's so true. That was a really great time to grow up and I'm so glad that I was a part of that time. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :o) Smiley face