TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

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> 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 blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and> didn't> get tested for diabetes. > > Then after that trauma, our baby cot's 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 car 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 Jam butties, white bread and real butter and Lemonade 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 Air 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! > > Football 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.

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