Administrators Nan Posted March 5, 2011 Administrators Report Posted March 5, 2011 First, we survived being born to mothers who drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.... Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.... Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds , KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death! We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up frogs with. We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks 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 old prams and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at all, no 999 channels on SKY , no video/dvd films, no mobile 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. Only girls had pierced ears! We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time... We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet! SPORT had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting into the team was based on MERIT The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! Our parents didn't invent names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL ! If 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.
Star Posted March 5, 2011 Report Posted March 5, 2011 Of course I am too young to remember, so I trust you.
Administrators Koach Posted March 5, 2011 Administrators Report Posted March 5, 2011 LOL, that is a riot, Nan. "We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this." Not only did no one die, but no one even considered that they might die lol
engines Posted March 6, 2011 Report Posted March 6, 2011 hmm yes Star we believe you! Brings back great memories Nan
grip Posted March 8, 2011 Report Posted March 8, 2011 We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store (yes I did!!) and we would by gumballs, Penny Candy, those little wax bottles with liquid sugar in them, and the straws with sugar (and I still remember the feel of the cool wood floor on my bare feet) BUT SOMEHOW I MISSED THIS PART: "and some bangers to blow up frogs with." I want to go back and buy a banger!
engines Posted March 15, 2011 Report Posted March 15, 2011 yes grip we are unable to buy penny bangers now
Dottie Posted March 16, 2011 Report Posted March 16, 2011 Very funny dont forget the malt shops and ;poodle skirts
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