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Jun 27, 2007 10:00 PM CST What happened then?????
Ojazos
OjazosOjazosCancun, Quintana Roo Mexico98 Threads 2,894 Posts
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-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
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 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 and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar,
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 OK.

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 150
channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell
phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or 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 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?!


comfort
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Jun 27, 2007 10:04 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
Ah the good old days!!!
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Jun 27, 2007 10:05 PM CST What happened then?????
Ojazos
OjazosOjazosCancun, Quintana Roo Mexico98 Threads 2,894 Posts
yesssssssssssss sweety!!!........dunno
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Jun 27, 2007 10:06 PM CST What happened then?????
rockroller63
rockroller63rockroller63Alton, Illinois USA28 Threads 418 Posts
Yes reminds me when i was a kidlaugh
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Jun 27, 2007 10:07 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
The music was better too!!!!!!!
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Jun 27, 2007 10:08 PM CST What happened then?????
Paulbearer
PaulbearerPaulbearerHouston, Texas USA237 Posts
aint that the truth!!
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Jun 27, 2007 10:11 PM CST What happened then?????
Ojazos
OjazosOjazosCancun, Quintana Roo Mexico98 Threads 2,894 Posts
yesssssssssssssssss........the best music...
doors.....
chicago...
rolling stones...
kc and the sunshine band...
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so many groups...
love smitten blushing
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Jun 27, 2007 10:11 PM CST What happened then?????
rockroller63
rockroller63rockroller63Alton, Illinois USA28 Threads 418 Posts
Your name says it all.....head banger thumbs up
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Jun 27, 2007 10:12 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
Skynrd, Buffet, Mellencamp, Janis Joplin Man, I miss that music!!!moping
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Jun 27, 2007 10:13 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
Yes it does, all the wayhead banger
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Jun 27, 2007 10:14 PM CST What happened then?????
Ojazos
OjazosOjazosCancun, Quintana Roo Mexico98 Threads 2,894 Posts
rememberrrrrrrrrrrrr the days on the school yarddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddhead banger banana
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Jun 27, 2007 10:15 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
hopscotch, double dutch jump rope.
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Jun 27, 2007 10:17 PM CST What happened then?????
rockroller63
rockroller63rockroller63Alton, Illinois USA28 Threads 418 Posts
Rock on....head banger dancing
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Jun 27, 2007 10:18 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
" Rock and roll will never die" head banger
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Jun 27, 2007 10:22 PM CST What happened then?????
rockroller63
rockroller63rockroller63Alton, Illinois USA28 Threads 418 Posts
April wine,ac/dc,shooting star,ted nugent
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Jun 27, 2007 10:23 PM CST What happened then?????
Paulbearer
PaulbearerPaulbearerHouston, Texas USA237 Posts
wait!!! wait!!! You actually listed the Doors and the Stones with KC and the Sunshine band!!!!rolling on the floor laughing
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Jun 27, 2007 10:23 PM CST What happened then?????
classicrockgirl
classicrockgirlclassicrockgirlInverness, Florida USA12 Threads 2,414 Posts
Kiss, Rod Stewart, Blondie
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Jun 27, 2007 11:34 PM CST What happened then?????
Rickster
RicksterRicksterNew York, USA24 Threads 3,362 Posts
Doubleheader baseball games and the New York City subways were a quarter. beer
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Jun 27, 2007 11:38 PM CST What happened then?????
dragondog4
dragondog4dragondog4Perth, Western Australia Australia55 Threads 3,912 Posts
The problem is we grew up and learnt how bad we had it. So we decided to try and fix the problem.

Look what happened. crying moping
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Jun 28, 2007 12:06 AM CST What happened then?????
SingYouAreAlive
SingYouAreAliveSingYouAreAliveAshley, USA2 Threads 420 Posts
Things evolve and the man also, and sometimes it can be in the wrong way. The precious side is what we learned from the past, not how we work with it wink
To each new generation its turn to do its best, to try again wine
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