How Did We Make It?
Did you know that according to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were Kids in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's, probably shouldn't have survived at all, they are baffled!
O wow, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
O wow, we had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, knee pads or teeth guards!
Friends and neighbors picked us up while hitch-hiking!
Outrageous, as children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Yeah, riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
Incredible, we actually drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
Terrible, we ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
No way, we really shared one soft drink with four friends , from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.
What the heck, mind you, we would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then Rode them 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.
Unbelievable, we would leave home in the morning and play all day , as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day, no cell phones...unthinkable!
Poor us, we did not have PlayStation, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games At all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms.
We had friends! We went outside and found them, this was ok to do!
Shocking, we played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt and leave marks and our parents didn’t sue the neighborhood for this.
Yes, we fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were No lawsuits from these accidents . They were accidents. No one was to Blame but us. Remember accidents?
Ok, so what, we had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to make up and get over it.
Oh boy, we made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out any eyes.
Hey really, we rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
It’s true, Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team . Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment and became scientists instead.
Frightening, some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.
Shocking, tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Unbelievable, our actions were our own. Consequences were expected.
Impossible, the idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school or the law. Imagine that!
Now here this! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors, ever.
We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we learned how to deal with it, yes this was how it was.
Guess what folks, if you didn’t laugh in shock at these revelations, your probably one of those really mixed up people without a life!
Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as Kids before Federal laws, all wise Congress, lawyers, schools, politics, welfare, social scientists and government
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