Those Born 1930-1979

Those Born 1930-1979
>> READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON'T READ
>> ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED
>> 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 we rode 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 computer! s, 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 grace 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
>> braveand blessed their parents were.
>> Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't
>> it?!
>> The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
>> "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
>> severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
>> with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a
>> good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
>> For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go
>> ahead and delete this.
>> For the rest of us...pass this on.