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07-24-2009, 10:50 AM #1
For those 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, no booster
seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
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 them
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 Play stations, 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 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 ?
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07-24-2009, 10:59 AM #2
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Damn born in 1980, just missed it.
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07-24-2009, 11:03 AM #3
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07-24-2009, 11:11 AM #4
Aint that the truth. Born in 68 here.
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07-24-2009, 11:15 AM #5
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07-24-2009, 11:17 AM #6
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1978... and damn is that ever true...
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07-24-2009, 11:19 AM #7
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07-24-2009, 11:26 AM #8
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i don't know about that, i did alot of that shit. Has to with parents. I was always outside all day long, me and buddies would hop on our bikes and ride as far as we could then come home. The house i lived in, tons of lead paint, it was an ol house, eventually that changed, we were pretty damn broke so outside play in a low income neighborhood was very common, playing tackle football in the middle of the street, when it rained we would swim in the muddy ditches, the older kids used to pit the younger kids in fights against each other MMA style. I was a wild ass kid, trying to ride my bicycle off of the roof, creating stacks of dry grass and creating massive balls of fire, sneaking into trains and exploring, that and warehouses and abandon buildings, drinking beer at 12 and throwing up, I ran to school and back everyday 3 effin miles.
I know i take offense to this when i should not, the crazy ass breed are alot more of a rarity, all due to how much of a weenie ass society we have become. I know when i have my kids i am going to let them learn, and make them get out.
so yeah born in 84!!!! represent!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07-24-2009, 11:59 AM #9
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Born in 1960.
That is exactly how life was back then for kids. The only time I wanted to stay inside was to watch the ball game. Otherwise you where outside playing them (not on some TV like now).
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07-24-2009, 12:02 PM #10
...yup, the good old days
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07-24-2009, 12:05 PM #11
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WOOHOO!! I'm a survivor!!!
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07-24-2009, 12:08 PM #12
that shit was so f`n true & if reading that didnt make me feel old..i just look @ my kids.btw 1976 here,thank God i still look young enuff to get carded for smokes & alky
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07-24-2009, 12:13 PM #13
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My mom would write me a note so I could go to the store & get her smokes.
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07-24-2009, 12:13 PM #14
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Thanks, Jay
You made me realize how much my kids generation are a bunch of soft ass pussies. 2 yrs ago, I made my kids start playing sports, anything, just get off the the damn tx and couch. Go outside!!! My newphews both (14) play soccer, my son (14), is in Karate (Brown, testing for Red), my neice (16) is on varsity basketball, my daughter (6) is in ballot. My neice is a gearhead in training. Works on my car everytime I grab a wrench. And no I will not post pics you pervs..
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07-24-2009, 12:16 PM #15
Yep - born in 66. Those things are actually very near perfect picture of my childhood. Light pole where our basketball goal was hanging would flicker and it was like a 2 minute warning. Game was about to be over! Get all the last shots in and haul ass home. See you guys in the morning. Fun times...
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07-24-2009, 12:19 PM #16
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07-24-2009, 12:33 PM #17
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Pewter- 2001 Camaro Z28 M6
born in 1976..
-Played with sheetmetal formed Tonka Trucks that would rust from the rain and you cut all the time
-slid downs slides made of metal that burned/blistered your skin from the suns heat...
-start a fight at school and win, come home to a father that kicks your ass, for acting tough
-work on your bike in the front yard, leave fathers tools in the yard under the sprinkler, get your ass beat....
it was a great time to be a kid and I would never change it, to the PUSSIFIED crap life kids have now...
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07-24-2009, 01:10 PM #18
They left out a couple of things. If we saw a kid with a helmet on riding a bicycle he was usually ridiculed and beaten up. At least in my house my dad's belt served a purpose other than holding his pants up. Teachers had paddles and knew how to use them. Nuns had rulers that they smacked your knuckles with.
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07-24-2009, 01:18 PM #19
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07-24-2009, 02:53 PM #20
Born in 74. Dad had a 47 dodge sedan that my sister and i would literley sit on the floor and have room to play. sometimes I would lay on the rear package shelf and beg dad to slam the brokes so i could roll off and bounce off the rear seat.He also had a 70 super bee that I was able to steer while sitting on his lap while my sister would sit in the middle and shift.That ended the day i was doing donuts on an icy patch in the shopping center parking lot.Mom yelled at dad and I for hours after that.The riding in the back of a pickup was actually legal up into the 90's in VA,so there was alot of that going on everyday. When someone was moving we would take a few pick up trucks go in different directions and pick up a bunch of friends.Then have the entire house packed up,moved,and unpacked in less than a day.no one expected money,but there was always one hell of a party after we was done. beatings(by todays definition) was common and accepted, even in public. Dad whipped me in public one day and some chick said something to him about it. dad just looked at her and said what are you jealous? you want one too? beatings wasn't just handed down by parents either. any adult was allowed to give you one if you were in their pressence and deserved it.
Back then there was no such thing as expressing yourself as a child, it was known as a temper tantrum which would last about 2 minutes before and adult would grab a belt and"give you a reason to cry". if you fell off shelves while climbing them all you would here was "ok nothing is broken, bet he won't do that again" and teasing your little sister was an absolute no-no. I remember putting a little harmless snake in my sisters bed and me not being able to sit for awhile. Hitting a girl was also bad,which would end up in you getting a beating that you will never forget. NEVER EVER EVER were you to tell your parents no if they asked you to do something,it would be yes sir no sir yes ma'am no ma'am. any other answer would make you wish you were dead. at 8 you was expected to chop wood,mow grass,and do other crap jobs that no one else would do. I think i was brain washed into doing those jobs.after awhile i volenteered,the next thing I know i still love chopping wood and mowing grass.
smoking was another bad thing, if you got caught you better believe your dad will make you smoke an entire pack.the youngest male was always the scape goat(which was me) I got blamed and whipped for so many things i didn't do it isn't funny.
bb gun wars , holy cow these kids today are pansies, paint balls and air soft pbbbt. get shot with a 10 pump bb gun after swimming in the summer. there was no "it splattered me when it hit the tree" or "nope you missed" the screaming child was enough to know you got him. catching wildlife was perfectly ok,as long as said wildlife does not escape, if said wildlife does escape you better hope, and pray to God that you find and catch it before anyone finds out. fighting was ok as well it was known as boys will be boys. by the end of the hour you forgot about it and was best frieds again. no matter how busted your lip was or how black your friends eyes were.
Yet I survived,my friends survived and my family survived. I can't even imagine what it was like for those that was born from the 30's to 60's . I bet they look at me and go wow your a pansy you had it made.
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