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 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 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 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!
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?!
2007-01-26 15:26:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
2007-01-26 15:36:22 · answer #1 · answered by Stormee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was born in the 1990's. I can't really relate. In the fifties they also had many people being "jumped" on and hurt. In the sixties and seventies, everybody enjoyed those days because they were well you know...... There were segregation laws. I played outside all the time when I was little. They have childproof lids,seatbelts, and air bags for a reason. I think the 1990's and 2000's are way better. sorry hippie. peace!
2007-01-27 05:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by Lynne 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They also didnt have people from the 20's 30's and the 40's posting their life stories on yahoo anwsers. And FYI the 90's and the 00's rock!!!
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2007-01-29 07:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by sikkrider 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it does make me want to run through the house with scissors then drink my iced tea with the spoon still in the glass, but I'd better be careful, I'm still expecting to poke my eye out at some point. I've been luck so far.
OMG - This is my biography, except not only did I jump out of trees, we would climb up on the roof of the house and jump off over and over with our bath towel Batman capes. Never once broke any of my bones.
And through it all, my mother could not get me to wear my shoes to save her life. Those little feet could walk on asphalt during a Houston summer.
God love ya, that was a mighty fine road of nostalgia. Thanks for the memories (tear in my eye).
:)
2007-01-26 15:42:41 · answer #4 · answered by Janette 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you do have a very excellent point. Even tho I am not from the 50s, 60s, 70s, or generation i still agree. I was born in 1991 and from the stories my parents have told me nothing is wat it used to be after the liberals took over i guess. i dont really understand it all but my generation does need to learn a good lesson and it is how to deal with it all or do the right thing so that you wont have to deal with much of anything.
2007-01-26 15:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by *Dat*-*Libra*-*Cutie* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved it! Sorry I can't forward it to my kids. I am 13 and ain't having sex til' I am married!
2007-01-30 09:45:34 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Penguiin♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow. Makes me want to feel old!
Too bad I'm a 90's kid. :(
GONNA RUN AROUND WITH SCISSIES ANYWAY!
>:D
2007-01-26 15:37:19 · answer #7 · answered by T.VO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't even know what to say
2007-01-26 15:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by just bored 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the lil Emo
2007-01-26 15:54:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am sending this to my children, thier friends, my nieces, nephews, and I will read it to my grand daughters. This is definately something they need to read and hear.
Thanks a bunch!
I just got a reality check.
2007-01-26 15:36:13 · answer #10 · answered by Grand Ma Jay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋