E-Fishin-C Posted June 25, 2011 Share #1 Posted June 25, 2011 *CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE....1930's 1940's, 50's, 60's and early 70's ! First, we survived being born to mothers who drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, 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... Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks 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 old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY , no video/dvd films, no mobile 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, grazed from our go-kart incidents, broke bones and teeth and there were no Lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears!.. Anywhere else labelled you odd or kinky! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time... Christmas decorations only appeared in December... Like they should! We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays, yet the threat of a whack from our parents kept us in check. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! (Dad-Cabs didn't exist). Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! RUGBY and CRICKET had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT Our teachers used to spank us with canes and gym shoes, or throw heavy blackboard rubbers at us if we weren't listening in class and bully's*//**/always /*ruled the playground at school. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law and gave you a whack so you didn't forget! Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla.' 'Porsche' and 'Mercedes' were car names! We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL ! (without a shrink!) And 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 our lives for our own good. And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were. PS -The big type is because your eyes are not too good at your age anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naugh-T Posted June 25, 2011 Share #2 Posted June 25, 2011 VERY VERY WELL SAID, AND TRUE, I TYPED BIG SO YOU CAN SEE CHARLIE NAUGH-T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Fishin-C Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted June 25, 2011 VERY VERY WELL SAID, AND TRUE, I TYPED BIG SO YOU CAN SEE CHARLIE NAUGH-T I had to use the magnifying glasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgoat Posted June 25, 2011 Share #4 Posted June 25, 2011 verry nice and i remember when us kids would go and play base ball far away from parents that yelled at the coaches or the umpires. and every one of us played no one sat on a bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal Star Ronnie Posted June 26, 2011 Share #5 Posted June 26, 2011 The good ol' days! And it all happened everyday; rain, snow or shine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy2 Posted June 26, 2011 Share #6 Posted June 26, 2011 How very true--wish they were still here!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaStar Posted June 26, 2011 Share #7 Posted June 26, 2011 YUP! Just made the tail end of that one. Thank GOD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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