mandi6763 1300cc Superstar
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TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN 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 coloured lead-based paints which we licked without
any illness. 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 trailer 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 cakes, biscuits, chocolate, white bread and real butter and drank 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 Play stations, 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 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 walked to school. When we got in trouble we got a belting and learnt not
to do that again. We rode bikes, walked to a friend's house and knocked on
the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Football and Netball
teams 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?!
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a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 19:49:03
ana 1300cc Superstar
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good one mandi,, shock , used to hitchike , on my own with a skid lid to fellas ,, my daughter ever tries ill lock her up ,,
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 19:58:28
the_ox 1300cc Superstar
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All true, makes you wonder how the worlds going to develop.
Soft society is heading for a big shock methinks.
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 20:14:29
r1froog 1300cc Superstar
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thats oh so very true,were now living in a society that breeds weak people. should have read,the weak will inherit the earth.
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 20:15:39
catherine 1300cc Superstar
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Lol....my mum used to put me in the carrycot on the back seat of the Hillman Minx....OMG!!!!! Luckily, yer average Minx wouldn't go very fast, nor would it stop too promptly either lol
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 21:48:21
weasleboy 1300cc Superstar
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bin so drunk i dont remember pmsl
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 22:01:57
Roeby 1300cc Superstar
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i've just read that out to Mark Sandie and my mum and we all said oh my god how true is that!!!!
Then even Sandie (age 14) said mum whats it gonna be like "law wise" when i get older!!!!! scary innit
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 23:35:03
Colin 1000cc Pro Racer
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That took me back a bit,What times we had.
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 00:12:57
cyclonemaniac 400cc Rider
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as a kid my parents had a 55 buick 4 door sedan. The rear parcel shelf, below the rear window, was so big we would sleep up there in our own little sunroom during trips! I even made a hang glider at 13 and tried a few trips from the garage roof! Luckily, while it didnt fly, it did float enough to keep me from breaking anything important! LOL Thats a wonderful reminder Mandi of how we should live our lives!
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 05:14:58
gfisher 1300cc Superstar
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yep so true. out in boats without lifejackets. we learnt to be safe. we had old vans without proper seats in the back never mind seat belts. and we played rugby without gumshields never mind all the padding.
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 09:03:41
suzuki_goddess 1300cc Superstar
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yes those were the days!
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 14:20:55
Ducatibird 1300cc Superstar
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brings back a lot of memories, funny me and rsv was only talking about such things last night and what our parents used to eat and make us eat
imagine giving a sugar sandwich to a child nowadays lol
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 16:46:54
daisyduke 1300cc Superstar
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ah yes those were very much the days, if only we could turn back time, do gooders and the likes have ruined the fun
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 23:19:29
gixxer 1300cc Superstar
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AND no f***g mobile phones ! my daughters got 5! mind you, shes only 12...
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 19:35:58
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 19:49:03
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 19:58:28
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-26 21:48:21
a little thought - Posted on 2006-09-27 23:19:29
