Born between 1930-1979 ? yep that's us!!
No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,
WE ARE AWESOME !!!!
OUR LIFE IS A LIVING PROOF !!!!
To Those of Us Born during
1930 - 1979
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE
1930's, 40's, 50's,
60's and 70's!!
We were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cots coveredwith bright
colored lead-base paints.
We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or
cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had no caps or helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no
booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and some times
no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck 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 cup cakes and other sweets made with Butter & white sugar but
were not over weight.
WHY?
Because we were always outside playing....that's why!
We would leave home in the morning, go to school mostly on foot and
play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on..
No one was able to reach us all day.There were no cell phones, not
even land lines and, we were OKAY.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then ride them 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 Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no
video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's,
no surround-sound or CD's,
no cell phones,
no personal computers,
no Internet and no 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 would get punishments like caning, spankings with sticks, or just a
bare hands and no one would call child services to report abuse.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best Managers
risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
What can kids today do besides push buttons..
We had freedom, failures, successes and responsibility, and we learned
how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!