The Kids Who Survived
First, we survived being born to mothers who
smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing and
didn't 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 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 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, bread and butter and drank
soda 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 Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no
video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no
video 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
and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and
ate worms and 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 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!
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!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck
to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the
government regulated our lives for our own good.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with
scissors, doesn't it?
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Posted by Dottrix on 01-17-05
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