Ain't it the truth!

dkiewicz

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Nov 28, 2009
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Saw this on FB today and thought I'd share it here. Man, those were the days!

"CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL BORN IN 1930's, 1940's, 50's, 60's, 70's and Early 80's !!! First, you survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, your baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. You had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when you rode your bikes, you had no helmets, not to mention, the risks you took hitchhiking .. As children, you would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun. You drank water from the garden hosepipe and NOT from a bottle. You shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. You ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with sugar in it, but you weren't overweight because...... YOU WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! You 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 you all day. And you were OK. You would spend hours building your go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out you forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, you learned to solve the problem . You 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 mobile phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........YOU HAD FRIENDS and you went outside and found them! You fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents you played with worms(well most boys did) and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although you were told it would happen, you did not poke out any eyes. You rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Local teams 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 you out if you 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. You had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and you 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."
 

onerich

The Carpenter - UTVUnderground's La familia
Jan 29, 2011
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Yup , I find my self saying do you remember more and more as I get older and some time's I think it funny when the young buck doesn't have a clue . Nice thread , thanks
 

Greenee

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Nov 16, 2011
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Thanks for reminding how much fun my childhood was!

I feel kinda bad for kids today.

One thing for sure though, the interweb is kinda cool!
 

Spicoli

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Feb 26, 2011
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I think I'm the last generation that experienced this. Born in early 80's

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Rokitman

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Those days are long gone. Used to be a time when Hollywood actors were patriots. Used to be a time when a swift kick to the ass was all the medication a kid needed. Used to be atime when kids had jobs as teenagers to make money to go to a movie. Used to be a time when kids paid for there own racing (I did). And there used to be a time when a good parent would have kicked the ass of Miley Cyrus for being a slut. Sigh..............
 

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