funny email about the way we grew up compared to today
07-02-2003, 09:41 AM
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funny email about the way we grew up compared to today
I am 33 years old and can totally relate to this! My parents never played with us..... we didn't get toys every time we went to the store... hell I remember not being allowed to order a soda at a restuarant.... DRINK WATER! My son's always get these little goofy "certificates of attendence" or some stupid shit like that.... that always makes me laugh......
Anyway.... some of these are pretty funny....true...
There are some things that have been changed over the years by our
regulators etc....that have made some
things safer..........
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 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.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts 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.
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.
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.
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.
Anyway.... some of these are pretty funny....true...
There are some things that have been changed over the years by our
regulators etc....that have made some
things safer..........
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 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.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts 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.
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.
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.
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.
07-02-2003, 12:38 PM
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Hits a little close to home!!
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