1930 - 1979

[DeeDee]

This was an email that was sent to me. I really miss these things. (its a little long)

To Those of You Born

1930 - 1979

At the end of this email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don't read anything else, please

read what he said.

Very well stated, Mr. Leno.

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE

1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pick up truck 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, white bread, real butter and bacon. We drank Kool-aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY?

Because we were always outside, playing...that's why!

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 and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no 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 ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

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.

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!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers problem solvers and inventors 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.

If 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 so much of our lives for our own good.

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ?

~

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead an delete this.

For the rest of us...pass this on.

[reelemin]

DeeDee I love this. I've read something like it before.

These are my exact arguments to many things in life.

[Lisa Almquist]

I've gotten an email just like this not that long ago!! Just amazing how we were raised??!! Personally, I think I turned out great!

[upnorth]

I've gotten an email just like this not that long ago!! Just amazing how we were raised??!! Personally, I think I turned out great!

I hope you at least blushed a little when you type that

[DeeDee]

I've gotten an email just like this not that long ago!! Just amazing how we were raised??!! Personally, I think I turned out great!

Well I think I turned out pretty darn cool too! but I give credit to being born and bred at St. Lukes hospital in Duluth Minnesota June 24 19**.

[upnorth]

Originally Posted By: LisaTealz

I've gotten an email just like this not that long ago!! Just amazing how we were raised??!! Personally, I think I turned out great!

Well I think I turned out pretty darn cool too! but I give credit to being born and bred at St. Lukes hospital in Duluth Minnesota June 24 19**.

Hmmm June 24 19**....I was born at St. Lukes May 19 19**.

I won't brag about how cool I am though

[harvey lee]

Boy, how true.

[TCon17]

I was born in 1984 and think i was raised that way even! Maybe not lead paint on my crib, but the rest of it for sure. It always strikes me as odd that my youngest sibling never goes outside. He just loves his computer and video games. I still cant get enough of outside, even if its just horsing around with some friends.

[Hammer Handle]

As a coach, I sometimes wonder what has happened to kids nowadays. But, it is not the kids faults...it is the parents.

Parents don't spend time with their kids at home, so they feel the need to "nurture" them in other things...like sports.

Many parents don't want a coach...they want a cheerleader.