Blanco
06-30-2006, 04:17 AM
Sent to me Via E-Mail!
> >>Congratulations
>
> >>TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
>
> >>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 cribs 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 pick up 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 cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda 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 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 BB 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!
>
> >>Little League 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!
>
> >>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.
>
> >>Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
doesn't
> >>it?!
>
> >>PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot at your age
>
>
> >>Congratulations
>
> >>TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
>
> >>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 cribs 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 pick up 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 cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda 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 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 BB 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!
>
> >>Little League 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!
>
> >>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.
>
> >>Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
doesn't
> >>it?!
>
> >>PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot at your age
>
>