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TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
We had no childproof lids on bottles. Doors and cabinets were not childproof, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets!
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was considered a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose, not from a fancy plastic bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. (Mostly because we wiped the germs off with our dirty, sweaty little
hands!)
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
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, 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 built forts with abandoned materials we found behind old buildings.
We rode bikes to a friend's house and knocked on the door or just walked in and talked to them. Without adult supervision or scheduled play-dates!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
If you are one of us, CONGRATULATIONS!
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