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**Nptxsews** · 05-09-2007, 06:00 PM

[QUOTE] Originally posted by Cort Haus

Congratulations!!!!! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

My mom rarely smoked or drank, and Im sure didnt while she was pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes.

I dont know that my mom didnt get tested for diabetes. What is he talking about?

Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paints.

Actually I think lead based paints were already becoming less common in the '60.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets

We were watched reasonably closely, however.

and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets,

Well yeah, I did luck out on that, not everyone did though. Go ask Asher, he thinks biking is dangerous even WITH a helmet.

not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking

Er, uhm, NO.

As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.

Seatbelts were widespread when I grew up. There was some question if you HAD to wear one in the back seat though.

Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun.

Who the hell had a van?

We drank water from the garden hosepipe and NOT from a bottle.

Not too many garden hoses where I grew up.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

This isnt a decade thingie. In Brooklyn, Jewish moms knew youd die from sharing a softdrink since the 1940s at least.

We ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because....

Actually i knew several kids who were overweight. And of course plenty of us who werent, still got a good start on our cholesterol levels

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

Well yeah, thats true. Pretty much. Tee Vee was starting to encroach, but with only a few channels, and some of us still having only black and white, it wasnt as enticing.

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.

Well some of us were expected to come in for meals.

No one was able to reach us all day.

Nah, my folks knew pretty much where I was.

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 mobile phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and looked for and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from t hese accidents .

We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes.

We rode our bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or we just yelled for them!

Local sports teams had “tryouts” and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

Some of us are still getting our revenge

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

Never having broken the law, I wouldnt know. I suspect some parents did bail their kids out though.

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.

Actually most of this has to do with parenting styles, and technology, rather than with lawyers or gov regs.

05-09-2007, 06:00 PM	#11
Nptxsews Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 427 Senior Member	[QUOTE] Originally posted by Cort Haus Congratulations!!!!! TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !! First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. My mom rarely smoked or drank, and Im sure didnt while she was pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes. I dont know that my mom didnt get tested for diabetes. What is he talking about? Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paints. Actually I think lead based paints were already becoming less common in the '60. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets We were watched reasonably closely, however. and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, Well yeah, I did luck out on that, not everyone did though. Go ask Asher, he thinks biking is dangerous even WITH a helmet. not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking Er, uhm, NO. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Seatbelts were widespread when I grew up. There was some question if you HAD to wear one in the back seat though. Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun. Who the hell had a van? We drank water from the garden hosepipe and NOT from a bottle. Not too many garden hoses where I grew up. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. This isnt a decade thingie. In Brooklyn, Jewish moms knew youd die from sharing a softdrink since the 1940s at least. We ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because.... Actually i knew several kids who were overweight. And of course plenty of us who werent, still got a good start on our cholesterol levels WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! Well yeah, thats true. Pretty much. Tee Vee was starting to encroach, but with only a few channels, and some of us still having only black and white, it wasnt as enticing. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. Well some of us were expected to come in for meals. No one was able to reach us all day. Nah, my folks knew pretty much where I was. 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 mobile phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and looked for and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from t hese accidents . We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes. We rode our bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or we just yelled for them! Local sports teams had “tryouts” and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Some of us are still getting our revenge The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Never having broken the law, I wouldnt know. I suspect some parents did bail their kids out though. 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. Actually most of this has to do with parenting styles, and technology, rather than with lawyers or gov regs.
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