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Markus 03:55 am UTC 10/16/08 |
| In reply to: | CONGRATULATIONS - Marvello 08:29 pm UTC 10/15/08 |
| So true! I still refuse to waer a helmet when riding the bicycle. *lol* (I know I´m bad for good) > TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY 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 and lived in houses made of > asbestos.. > > They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, > loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and > didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. > > Then after that trauma, our baby cots were 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 or > shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. > > As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or > air bags. > > We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a > bottle. > > Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza > shops, McDonalds, KFC, Subway or Nandos. > > Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open > on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! > > We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one > bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. > > We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the > corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and > some bangers to blow up frogs with. > > We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank > soft drinks 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 old > prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we > forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and > played in river beds with matchbox cars. > > We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii, X-boxes, no > video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY, > > no video/dvd films, > > 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. > > Only girls had pierced ears! > > We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms > did not live in us forever. > > You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at > Easter time... > > We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th > birthdays, > > We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on > the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! > > Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! > > RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the > team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with > disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was > based on > > MERIT > > > Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and > bully's always ruled the playground at school. > > The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law > was unheard of. > They actually sided with the law! > > Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like > 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' > > 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. > | |
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