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justhangn
Guest
If you lived as a child in the 40's, 50's, 60's,
or 70's. Looking back, it's hard to believe that we
have lived as long as we have...
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat
belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup
truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored
lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on
medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we
rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention
hitch-hiking to town as a young kid!)
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a
bottle... horrors. We would spend hours building our
go-carts out of scraps and then we rode 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 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. No cell phones; unthinkable.
We played dodge ball and sometimes the ball would
really hurt. We got cut and broke bones and broke
teeth, and there were no law suits from these
accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame,
but us. Remember accidents? We had fights and
punched each other and got black and blue and learned
to get over it. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter,
and drank sugar soda but we were never overweight...
we were always outside playing. We shared one grape
soda with four friends, from one bottle and no one
died from this. We did not have Playstations,
Nintendo 64, X-Boxes,video games at all, 99 channels
on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal
cell phones, Personal Computers, Internet chat rooms...
we had friends. We went outside and found them. We
rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked
on the door, or rung the bell, or just walked in and
talked to them. Imagine such a thing. Without asking
a parent! By ourselves! Out there in the cold cruel
world! Without a guardian. How did we do it? 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 inside
us forever. Little League had tryouts and not everyone
made the team. Those who didn't, had to learn to deal
with disappointment.....
Some students weren't as smart as others so they
failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same
grade... horrors. Tests were not adjusted for any
reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were
expected. No one to hide behind. The idea of a parent
bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law, imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever.
The past 50 years has 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're one of them. Congratulations
or 70's. Looking back, it's hard to believe that we
have lived as long as we have...
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat
belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup
truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored
lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on
medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we
rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention
hitch-hiking to town as a young kid!)
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a
bottle... horrors. We would spend hours building our
go-carts out of scraps and then we rode 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 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. No cell phones; unthinkable.
We played dodge ball and sometimes the ball would
really hurt. We got cut and broke bones and broke
teeth, and there were no law suits from these
accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame,
but us. Remember accidents? We had fights and
punched each other and got black and blue and learned
to get over it. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter,
and drank sugar soda but we were never overweight...
we were always outside playing. We shared one grape
soda with four friends, from one bottle and no one
died from this. We did not have Playstations,
Nintendo 64, X-Boxes,video games at all, 99 channels
on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal
cell phones, Personal Computers, Internet chat rooms...
we had friends. We went outside and found them. We
rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked
on the door, or rung the bell, or just walked in and
talked to them. Imagine such a thing. Without asking
a parent! By ourselves! Out there in the cold cruel
world! Without a guardian. How did we do it? 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 inside
us forever. Little League had tryouts and not everyone
made the team. Those who didn't, had to learn to deal
with disappointment.....
Some students weren't as smart as others so they
failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same
grade... horrors. Tests were not adjusted for any
reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were
expected. No one to hide behind. The idea of a parent
bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law, imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever.
The past 50 years has 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're one of them. Congratulations