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Those Born 1930-1979 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 were pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when werode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, 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 Kool-aid made with sugar, 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 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or 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! These generations have 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!If 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 so much of our lives for our own good.
While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!
For Those Born 1930 - 1979 Remember The Good Old Days ?
by AWAKE&WATCHING 33 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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AWAKE&WATCHING
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ronin1
I was born in 1957 and yes I remember the good ole days.
Yes there were problems, but not like today.
Respect, hard work, and discipline were our teachers and we learned well........................
Ronin1
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BFD
Give me the damn scissors!
BFD
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coffee_black
Yup, and if I hadn't been raised as a dub I would have enjoyed it even more! Well said!
Coffee
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JeffT
When I was a kid it was 5 miles of rural road into town. My brother and I rode our bikes all the time. With no helmets. Sledding was ten minutes of walking up the biggest hill you could find and about 30 seconds of coming back down it. I think we all lived. I didn't make the baseball team.
Yeah, those were good days.
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golf2
Oh so many good memories of the old days. Born in 41. We had NO locks on our doors! The witness program was much different.
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AWAKE&WATCHING
I loved to play kickball. The game began after breakfast and lasted until the street lights came on.
Remember what an event it was to watch "The Wizard of Oz"?
Only on once a year, and the whole family gathered around the T.V. with Jiffypop and kool-aid.
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oompa
Amen!!!!!
and we walked to school.....amen.......oompa
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Warlock
For me, this is the thread of the year.
Warlock
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Ri
Have you ever stopped to think that the world we live in today, 2007, was made by those who were born between 1930 and 1979? Think about it?