Guest guest Posted October 21, 2002 Report Share Posted October 21, 2002 HOW DID WE SURVIVE THIS LONG? > > > > > > Looking back,it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we > have. > > > > > > As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. > > > > > Riding in the back of a pickup > > > > > > truck on a warm day was always a special treat. Our baby cribs > were > > > > > covered with bright colored > > > > > > lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, > > > > > doors,or cabinets,and when we > > > > > > rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention hitchhiking to > the > > > > > ski area as an 11 year old girl!) > > > > > > > > > > > > We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. We > would > > > > > spend hours building our > > > > > > go-carts out of scraps and then rode 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 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. We > played > > > > > dodgeball and sometimes the > > > > > > ball would really hurt. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter,and > drank > > > > > sugar soda but we were never > > > > > > overweight.... we were always outside playing. > > > > > > > > > > > > Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those > who > > > > > didn't had to learn to deal > > > > > > with disappointment..... > > > > > > Some students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade > and were > > > > > held back to repeat the > > > > > > same grade..... > > > > > > > > > > > > That generation produced some of the best risk-takers and problem > > > > > solvers. We had freedom, > > > > > > failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal > with it > > > > > all. > > > > > > > > > > > > And you're one of them, congratulations! > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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