To All Of Us That Survived The 30s, 40s and 50s!!!! First, we survived being born to Mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and did not 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. When we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not 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. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were not overweight because we were always outside playing! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as were back when the streetlights came on. We would spend hours building our go-cars 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, novideo 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. There were no lawsuits from the accidents. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We ate worms. Although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live in us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house, 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 did not 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. We learned How To Deal With It All!!!! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! Sign Guestbook View Guestbook Home Page Previous Page Next Page Overview Page © 2000 [email protected]
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were not overweight because we were always outside playing! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as were back when the streetlights came on. We would spend hours building our go-cars 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, novideo 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. There were no lawsuits from the accidents. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls. We ate worms. Although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live in us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house, 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 did not 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. We learned How To Deal With It All!!!!
© 2000 [email protected]