Kids born in the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's!

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<p>THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !! </p>

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

<p>They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes. </p>

<p>Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints. </p>

<p>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 .</p>

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

<p>Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. </p>

<p>We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. </p>

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

<p>We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren’t overweight because… </p>

<p>WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!! </p>

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

<p>No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.</p>

<p>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 .</p>

<p>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!</p>

<p>We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.</p>

<p>We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. </p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! </p>

<p>Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! </p>

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

<p>This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! </p>

<p>The past 60 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. </p>

<p>We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned </p>

<p>HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!</p>

<p>And YOU are one of them! </p>

<p>CONGRATULATIONS!</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. </p>

<p>Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn’t it?!</p>

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<p>And then we elected George Bush and invaded Iraq. (I’m not sure whether it was the lead in the paint, or the cupcakes. ;))</p>

<p>What about Clinton?</p>

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<p>It was the alternative.</p>

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<p>pokey318, I enjoyed your post.</p>

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<p>*This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! *</p>

<p>When mentioning eating and talking on cell phones in cars in another thread- it reminded me of other things Ihave done in cars * while going down the freeway*
and no- don’t try this at home :eek:</p>

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<p>I appreciate the spirit of OP’s text… but I still think that</p>

<ul>
<li>expectant mothers shouldn’t smoke </li>
<li>white bread and bologna s**ks - give me a baguette and pate anyday</li>
<li>it’s better NOT to have leaded paint in the baby’s room</li>
<li>children died in those cars without seatbelts and were thrown out during that ‘treat’ of a ride in the back of the truck</li>
<li>kids DID lose eyes in BB gun mishaps</li>
<li>a lot of companies DESERVE to be sued</li>
</ul>

<p>Let’s also not forget that this is a generation that:

  • voted in Nixon, Reagan & Bush - twice
  • invented gas guzzling SUVs for its McMansion suburbs & “gated communities”
  • earns more than its parents generation - and saves less</p>

<p>Let’s not idealize the past too much. The good old days weren’t always so good. And let’s not pat ourselves on the back yet. Things aren’t exactly rosy for millions of Americans.</p>

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<p>And those kids born in the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70’s raised kids who did the exact opposite of their generation. Whose fault is it then, OP, the parents or the kids. It’s great and good to reminisce of the good ol’ days but please realize that todays generation of children are the direct result of those blessed people that you described originally.</p>

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<p>I didn’t realize this post would be read as anything but a trip down memory lane. It was meant to be humorous; at least that is how I received it when I found this in my inbox this morning from a friend; she did not write this, it was a forward of a foward. I guess my friends and I have a warped sense of humor!</p>

<p>Sorry if I offended anyone.</p>

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<p>Pokey,</p>

<p>It was humorous and I enjoyed your post.</p>

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<p>pokey:</p>

<p>I’ve seen the list before. I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed seeing it again - thanks.</p>

<p>Yes - and many of these people even voted for Clinton.</p>

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<p>Pokey – you didn’t offend. I over-reacted after hearing some bad news on top of even worse news – and it made me really question the state of things. (A sudden death of a 26-year old cancer patient; distraught family now facing massive debt due to medical expenses, even though there was health insurance. How can this happen in the world’s richest country?) But, Debbie Downer that I am, I took it out on you and your harmless and amusing post.</p>

<p>Mea culpa & apologies.</p>

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<p>One of the reasons my three siblings and I never struggled with being overweight as kids of the 50’s and 60’s was the fact that we walked about 1 1/2 to 2 miles home from school every day with loads of books in our arms (backpacks weren’t cool then), band instrument cases, and many chattering friends for company. Once we got home, my mom allowed a healthy snack - usually peanut butter crackers and milk - and television for only an hour. Then, we were booted outdoors to play until suppertime! After supper, everyone did his or her homework until bathtime. We went to bed at reasonable times with nutritious food in our stomachs and plenty of daily exercise.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I was just a bit provoked by mini’s little political quip. GOLLY! The liberalism on College Confidential is getting to become a tad much, eh?</p>