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We survived being born to mothers
who smoked and drank while pregnant.
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They took aspirin, ate blue cheese
dressing, tuna from a can, used saccharin, and didn’t get tested for diabetes,
high blood pressure, etc.
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We were put to sleep on our tummies
in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paint, dress in non-fireproof
pajamas.
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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.
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As infants & children, riding
in cars with no car or booster seats, seat belts or air bags.
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Riding in the back of a pick up on
a warm sunny day was a special treat.
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We drank water from garden hoses,
park fountains, and not from a bottle.
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We shared one soft drink with
friends, from one bottle and No One actually died from this.
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We ate cupcakes, white bread &
real butter & drank Koolade made with sugar, but we weren’t overweight
because – WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!
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We would leave home in the morning
& play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on,
swimming in a river, stream or lake without any life guards or adults around,-
-had very few toys- -played kick the can- -hide and seek- -stick ball & hand
ball.
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No one was able to reach us all
day. And we were O.K.
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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 bushes a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
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We did not have TVs & later no
150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD’s no surround-sound or CD’s,
PlayStations, Nintendo’s, X-boxes, no video games at all,
no cell phones, personal computers, Internet or chat rooms……what we
did was sit around the kitchen table and play games like Monopoly
or listen to radio shows like, Sherlock Holmes, Jack Benny, Agatha
Christie, Ellery Queen, INNER SANCTUM
and then TV with LUCILLE BALL, Uncle Milti & others.
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We had friends and went outside and
found more!
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We fell out of trees, fell off park
playground devices, got cut, broke bones & teeth & there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
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We ate worms & mud pies made
from dirt, & the worms did not live in us forever.
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We were given BB guns for our 10th
birthdays, made up games with sticks & tennis balls &, although we were
told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
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We rode bikes or walked to a
friend’s house & knocked on the door or rang a bell, or just walked in
& talked to them.
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Little League, Cheer Leaders had
try outs & not everybody made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to
deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
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The idea of a parent bailing us out
if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
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These generations have produced
some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers & inventors ever!
·
The past 70 years have been an
explosion of innovation & new ideas.
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We had failure, success &
responsibility, & we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
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If you are one of
us…..CONGRATULATIONS!
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Composite of my & others writings
over the years.
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