RoyalRegular Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate bread with beef dripping, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs and toys were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints that we sucked all day. 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. 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 pop with sugar in it, 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 learnt to solve the problem. We did not have play stations, nintendo, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, cellphones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet 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 cap 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, rang the bell, or just yelled for them! The local football team 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! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox20thc Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 AND we can all cook proper food. We were not brought up on Pizza's and curry's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox20thc Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 And we are not adverse to walking.. anywhere. Unlike our junior counterparts who drive to the corner shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalRegular Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 But by today's rules and regs., how the bloody hell did we survive??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 But by today's rules and regs., how the bloody hell did we survive??!! Less do- gooders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppins Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 I think every meal in our house was fried in some way, exept Sunday of course , you only had a bowl of fruit in the house if someone was ill, or you were posh:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalRegular Posted October 2, 2006 Author Share Posted October 2, 2006 and you'd got to be REALLY poorly to get a bottle of Lucozade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madowl Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 They took aspirin, ate bread with beef drippingi feel sick.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madowl Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate bread with beef dripping, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cribs and toys were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints that we sucked all day. 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. 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 pop with sugar in it, 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 learnt to solve the problem. We did not have play stations, nintendo, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, cellphones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet 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 cap 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, rang the bell, or just yelled for them! The local football team 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! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS! Bravo! Bravo! Well Done! You made it, Bravo! {stood in front of PC giving you all a round of applause for your outstanding achievement!} how the bloody hell did you lot survive?? :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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