Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED 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 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?! Debby Baillargeon Special Education Teacher St. 's Catholic School 416-3935300 debby.baillargeon@... V.M. x85003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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