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superV
01-16-2004, 01:25 PM
People over 35 should be dead.
Here's why ...........
According to today's regulators
and bureaucrats, those of us
who were kids in the 40's,
50's, 60's, or even maybe
the early 70's probably
shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cribs were covered
with bright colored lead-based
paint.
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 seatbelts
or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pickup
truck on a warm day was
always a special treat.
We drank water from the
garden hose and not from
a bottle.
Horrors!
We ate cupcakes, bread and
butter, and drank soda pop
with sugar in it, but we were
never overweight because
we were always outside
playing.
We shared one soft drink
with four friends, from one
bottle, and no one actually
died from this.
We would spend hours building
our go-carts out of scraps
and then rode 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 would leave home in the
morning and play all day,
as long as we were back
when the street lights
came on.
No one was able to
reach us all day.
NO CELL PHONES!!!!!
Unthinkable!
We did not have Playstations,
Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no
video games at all, no 99
channels on cable, video
tape movies, surround
sound, personal cell phones,
personal computers, or Internet
chat rooms.
We had friends!
We went outside and found
them.
We played dodge ball, and
sometimes, the ball would
really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got
cut and broke bones and
teeth, and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
They were accidents.
No one was to blame but us.
Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched
each other and got black
and blue and learned to get
over it.
We made up games with
sticks and tennis balls and
ate worms, and although we
were told it would happen,
we did not put out very many
eyes, nor did the worms
live inside us forever.
We rode bikes or walked to
a friend's home 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.
Some students weren't as
smart as others, so they
failed a grade and were
held back to repeat the
same grade.
Horrors!
Tests were not adjusted
for any reason.
Our actions were our own.
Consequences were expected.
The idea of a parent bailing
us out if we broke a law
was unheard of.
They actually sided
with the law.
Imagine that!
This generation has produced
some of the best risk-takers
and 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're one of them!
Congratulations!
:(

superV
01-16-2004, 01:26 PM
BTW Im only 29 and was raised just this way!:D And raise my own the same ;) If someone wants to sue me over some silly shit like the above is all I can say is ****'EM.:mad:

76BARRON
01-16-2004, 01:56 PM
after reading all that i feel proud to have been part of ALL of that!! i will feel lucky if my kid's get to do 1/2 of what i /we got to do(all of us over 40)BUT! what worrie's most is all that stuff they said would go on our PERMANET RECORD!:D I think mine started in 1st grade.they said that someday it will all come back to haunt me!:mad: i'm still waiting!:D :D

superV
01-16-2004, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by 76BARRON
after reading all that i feel proud to have been part of ALL of that!! i will feel lucky if my kid's get to do 1/2 of what i /we got to do(all of us over 40)BUT! what worrie's most is all that stuff they said would go on our PERMANET RECORD!:D I think mine started in 1st grade.they said that someday it will all come back to haunt me!:mad: i'm still waiting!:D :D
Thaty no shit:D
After I read it I felt kinda sad knowing those days are gone:( who would of ever thought it would be like this in say 1980...
That is one of the pros to living in the midwest and one of the ressons I got out of SoCal when I had kids:mad:

OLDRAT
01-16-2004, 02:10 PM
I guess us old fockers are just some tough SOB'S! :D
My .02: The downturn started with LBJ'S "great society"
horseshit along with those extreme leftist liberals and bleeding
hearts.
In those days, the only drive-bys were "drive by asswhippings"
and when you got one of those, you just got over it and went
on your way.
I would hate to be a young kid and trying to cope today.

CrazyHippy
01-16-2004, 02:17 PM
I'm only 25 and grew up that way.
My dad told me not to put a penny in the electrical outlet, and then sat back and watched me do it. I learned.
BJH

MsDrmr
01-16-2004, 02:23 PM
I can't even recall how many splinters, glass, thorns and what have you that were in my feet, I broke my fingers, sprained my ankels, bruised my nose, and tail bone, created some fun games. I never wanted to be in my house, I would rather ride my bike, skates, climb a tree (bark in the palm of the hand......OUCH. I had friends and best friends and loved to find empty lots to explore.
I was born in 72 and loved the way things were. I remember walking to a little store about 1/2 mile away from home to buy .10 candy. Those were the days, I wish my son had the ability to play in fields, and walk to a friendly family market for candy, but if you read "moms and dads" thread you'll know why thats not possible.:frown:
It's almost a sad world today

HighRoller
01-16-2004, 02:30 PM
It used to be that kids learned from their "mistakes". But nowadays when a kid makes a mistake the parents go ballistic and sue everyone in sight because the "mistake" obviously couldn't have been their little angel's fault, right? I crack up when I see billboards telling you not to:
Climb a power pole-you'll get electrocuted!
Have sex without protection-you might get pregnant!
Drink and Drive
Smoke
What ever happened to common sense?

Krazy K
01-16-2004, 04:56 PM
EXACTLY why I will never have kids!! (Among other things)