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

hell, i am still doing all that stuff. guess i will never grow up

I remember so well!

I KNOW SOM TAM ME TO,,BUT WHATS WITH THIS LESS SLEEP MAX ,,I CANT GET MY HEAD ROUND IT AT ALL,,I ONLY NEED ABOUT 5 HRS NOW IT USED TI BE 10,,,,LOL,,GOT TO SAY THOUGH I NEVER ATE MUD PIE TO MY KNOWLEDGE ANYWAY,,BUT I DID EAT A WORM,,,LMFAO,,,,ALL GOOD FUN HEY KHUN LUNG WHO COULD FORGET

I remember the worm in a Tekila bottle,ummm 555

The good ol days!!!!!!!

never experienced any of those... and I kinda regret being born in this generation when everything is all about technology and that I feel damn depressed sitting in front of this box!

awwwww bless try a handfull of worms they are yummy LOL

Sure,i remember,anyway~the best time!!!

Yes, I've lived through all that. And the best part is, I have so much more to look forward to. The younger generations will never know how free we truely were.