TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN 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
carried us.



They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.



Then after that trauma, our baby cot's were 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 children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.



Riding in the back of a car 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 Jam butties, white bread and real butter and Lemonade 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 O.K.



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
99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell
phones, 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 Air 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 yelled for them!



Football 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!



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!



And YOU
are one of them!!!

Here Here!!! that most definately sums it up!!! :-)

I'm 70's kid lol!

I was born in the late 50's and love that post MB, its spot on ..

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Originally posted by chassy47:
I was born in the late 50's and love that post MB, its spot on ..

you welcome

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Originally posted by middlesexbabe:

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Originally posted by chassy47:
I was born in the late 50's and love that post MB, its spot on ..

you welcome

I love this bit .... We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no
99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell
phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat
rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

No wonder kids today are obese they are always on the comp/games consoles, they don't know what fresh air is lol

I remember knocking on doors (friends hse) and say "you coming out to play?" went to local parks ect. play on the street or back gardens.

LOL I still text my mates and ask them if their coming out to play, if we have something half planned :-)

I remember being the same MB and so were my children, they were always out playing, the only time they watched tv was if the weather was bad. They were fit and healthy, I put that down to all the fresh air they got lol..some kids hardly see the light of day these days as they are always on computers/games consoles for hours on end ...

In the summer time. we had 6 weeks off. (school summer terms). we went to Ireland by boat, stay there for 5 weeks, play all day in the fields or helping out, go to barn dance or horse riding, fishing. play basket ball ect. dad only stay for 2 weeks. then back to UK, then back to take us home. Mum was a house wife. until both were at high school

Excellent post Middlesexbabe I was born in the mid 60's and I rememeber all of that.
My mates and I used to cycle off in the morning and as long as we were back for tea...no problems. We go miles We had such fun Shame kids dont do that today

born in the 50s n my childhood was fun be out all day having fun with just a few jam sandwiches to keep me going until i got home to a big plate of stew ,

Use to have jam sandwiches to

OMG, i use to go in for my dinner then go straight back outside again, oh i'm a seventies boen!

best childhood

A wonderful piece Middlesex ~ this certainly brought back the great memories ~ thank you.

You just can't help feeling sorry for the little bug*ers today, can you, lol.

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Originally posted by i love will young:
born in the 50s n my childhood was fun be out all day having fun with just a few jam sandwiches to keep me going until i got home to a big plate of stew ,

Thats what we use to do ILWY, A few sandwiches and a bottle of water used to keep us going untill we had a delicious evening meal ... no processed cr*p back in those days ....And we were as happy as larry ....I miss the good old days lol

true I'm a 70's kid. Todays kids are pampered and have everything and are lazy.

very funny and a true piece,but!! now if i don't say it,it won't be me lol,but i don't think you wrote it@mb i think you saw it somewere and copied it,only cos your typing and the piece's typing is different.
i was born mid 60's everyone of our summer hols were great,played out all day like chass said had a lovely meal all fresh fruit and veg,i don't even think we had a freezer,only the small compartment in the fridge for ice cubes,we could pratically go anywere and it wasn't a problem cos somehow my parents knew we were safe etc,i even ate mud and i thought it tasted lovely.

I so agree Abbot, and the same can be said for some parents ... half of them haven't a clue how to cook a meal, and prefer to give their kids McDonalds and other fastfood rubbish .. no wonder so many youngsters are seriously overweight ... Its actually cheaper to make a meal from scratch using fresh meat and veggies that buy take-away food for say a family of four. ... they don't seem to grasp that fact.

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Originally posted by sizzler:
very funny and a true piece,but!! now if i don't say it,it won't be me lol,but i don't think you wrote it@mb i think you saw it somewere and copied it,only cos your typing and the piece's typing is different.
i was born mid 60's everyone of our summer hols were great,played out all day like chass said had a lovely meal all fresh fruit and veg,i don't even think we had a freezer,only the small compartment in the fridge for ice cubes,we could pratically go anywere and it wasn't a problem cos somehow my parents knew we were safe etc,i even ate mud and i thought it tasted lovely.

I knew MB had copied and pasted it from another site, I was waiting for someone else to mention it first ...

lol chass i was in two minds,incase it caused friction,but i thought if i didn't say it,then i am nowt but a chicken lol.

LOL Sizz, there was a similar thread on the BB forum yesterday, only difference was it was about growing up in the 90's ...

lol i didn't see it,it was the way the spelling and typing of it,didn't add up.