Born in 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s ( Archived) (56)

Horray!!!! for us!


WE really turned out ok, didnt we?



That eye twitching is normal?

Isn't it?

I see us all doing it.....

And we all came through it without any negative affects.

LOL I am just joking around...

And we're not that bad....

I just have that constant knee jerk and spasmotic twitching in my head. Otherwise...

Yep, I can remember riding my bike down to the border (lived 3 miles from it), looking for & catching tadpoles in one of the ponds down there...by myself....no helmet, no pads...nobody bothered me. I can remember the staying out all day to play with my friends...sometimes we'd be inside playing...but we were playing, using our imagination. Friend from across the street & her sister, we used to draw a town on the sidewalk and skate through our "town", stop at the stop signs, go to the stores...lol...wonder if she remembers that. We also used to lipsink to some 50's groups (The Shirelles for one)...wonder if she remembers that too...lol Used to fly my kite in the cow pasture across the street, used to hang out in the graveyard down the street, used to do all types of things.

Yet, when I had kids, it became clear that they weren't going to be able to do the same type of things and it made me sad in a lot of ways. Even now, I won't ride a bike on the street, it's just not safe because the drivers don't pay any attention. It's sad in a way that our kids didn't get the same freedom as we had growing up.