Hi everyone, Had to share this list with you as it was so amusing - amazing we're all still here really !!
When did it all start to go wrong?
If you lived as a child in the 50's, 60's or 70's and you're now looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have.......!
Our cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of an open top car on a warm day was always a special treat.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cupboards, and When we rode our bikes we had no helmets.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We spent hours building go-carts out of scrap and then riding them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.
We'd 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.
No mobile phones.......unthinkable !
We got cut and broke bones, lost teeth, and there were no law suits arising from these accidents......because they were accidents.........we had no one to blame but ourselves.
We had fights and punched each other, we got black and blue and learned to get over it.
We ate stodgy cakes, bread and butter and drank cordial,but we were never overweight, probably because we were always outside running around and playing.
We shared one drink with four friends.....and no one died.
We had no Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, Video games or Satellite TV channels.
No Videos, Surround sound or Personal Stereos.
No Personal Computers or Internet chat rooms.
We just had friends who we went outside to find.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door.
Sometimes we would just walk in and talk to
them.......imagine such a thing nowadays.........out, without a parent !
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls, we ate worms, and although we were often told it would happen, the worms never lived inside us forever and ate us up !
We had football and netball tryouts but not everyone made the team......those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Some students weren't as bright as others so they failed exams and were held back to take them again.........tests were never adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own and we had to suffer the
consequences, there was no-one to hide behind.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of......they actually sided with the law, just imagine that !
Our generation has produced some of the bravest
risk-takers and best Problem solvers in history.
The past 50 years has 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 !
Please pass this on to others who have had the good luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government regulated our lives !!!