TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE

1920's, 30's 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!


First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos.


They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer.


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 or shoes, not to mention, the risks some of us took hitchhiking.


As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.


Riding in the back of a Ute on a warm day was always a special treat.


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 Red Rooster.

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 Fruit Tingles and some fire crackers to blow up frogs and lizards 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 scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and cubby houses and played in creek beds with matchbox cars.


We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape or DVD movies, no surround sound, 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.......no really!


We were given BB guns and sling shots for our 10th birthdays,

We drank milk laced with Strontium 90 from cows that had eaten grass covered in nuclear fallout from the atomic testing at Maralinga in 1956.

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!

Footy had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

Our teachers used to belt us with big sticks and leather straps and bully's always ruled the playground at school.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

Our parents got married before they had children and didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and 'Blade'.....

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 70 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!


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.


Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot at your age

Thanks for the big type

it doesn't mention saving all our pocket money to go to Coles to buy 1999 on cassette

McDonald's, KFC, and Subway was around during the 50s, 60s and 70s...

ThrillUorKillU said:

McDonald's, KFC, and Subway was around during the 50s, 60s and 70s...

I'd say this is an Australian list

ZombieKitten said:

Thanks for the big type

it doesn't mention saving all our pocket money to go to Coles to buy 1999 on cassette

there r a few things and that is def one of them!!!!!

AMEN!!!! I was born at the very tail end of this...'78. But did most of these things. Except the fall out bit...wow.

despite ALL adversity, life finds a way.

Kids today seem overly protected. GOD forbid they don't have a phone with them. I think something seriously needs to change. In the states, it's getting as bad as not letting kids play dodgeball at school, cuz some get hurt, some get "singled out" and "targeted". THAT"S THE FUCKIN POINT> Maybe of they could target each other with soft bouncy balls(ew) they'd target with bullets less.

Our children are getting prepared for a fairy wolrd where everyone wins and everyones "special" with an internet full of manufactured porn instead of the real world where you don't always win an award and chick don't do reverse anal pile drivers. Missionary and girl on top actually cover most adult activities. When U don't do a good job, U don't get a sticker that says good job. I'm suprised teachers still give out F's.

ZombieKitten said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

McDonald's, KFC, and Subway was around during the 50s, 60s and 70s...

I'd say this is an Australian list

give or take a few years, but Subway has only been here for about 7 years i think!!!!!!!!!

McDonalds, Pizza Hut and KFC arrived here late 70's early 80's

but most of the things up there would apply to everyone

physco185 said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'd say this is an Australian list

give or take a few years, but Subway has only been here for about 7 years i think!!!!!!!!!

McDonalds, Pizza Hut and KFC arrived here late 70's early 80's

but most of the things up there would apply to everyone

My home town got maccas only once I'd moved away from there to forge my own adventures elsewhere I went back home to visit and had my 21st there

BobGeorge909 said:

AMEN!!!! I was born at the very tail end of this...'78. But did most of these things. Except the fall out bit...wow.

despite ALL adversity, life finds a way.

Kids today seem overly protected. GOD forbid they don't have a phone with them. I think something seriously needs to change. In the states, it's getting as bad as not letting kids play dodgeball at school, cuz some get hurt, some get "singled out" and "targeted". THAT"S THE FUCKIN POINT> Maybe of they could target each other with soft bouncy balls(ew) they'd target with bullets less.

Our children are getting prepared for a fairy wolrd where everyone wins and everyones "special" with an internet full of manufactured porn instead of the real world where you don't always win an award and chick don't do reverse anal pile drivers. Missionary and girl on top actually cover most adult activities. When U don't do a good job, U don't get a sticker that says good job. I'm suprised teachers still give out F's.

to be honest, there r a few things i am glad have changed... but the whole thing about phones, computers, playing outside and spending time with friends.... that is so wrong now.... kids just dont know how important these things r.....

ZombieKitten said:

physco185 said:

give or take a few years, but Subway has only been here for about 7 years i think!!!!!!!!!

McDonalds, Pizza Hut and KFC arrived here late 70's early 80's

but most of the things up there would apply to everyone

My home town got maccas only once I'd moved away from there to forge my own adventures elsewhere I went back home to visit and had my 21st there

a maccas 21st!!!! how cool!!!! did your mates throw the gerkins on the ceiling???? we always did that!!!!

ZombieKitten said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

McDonald's, KFC, and Subway was around during the 50s, 60s and 70s...

I'd say this is an Australian list

Oh ok that explains alot other than the fast food. She shoulda made a note where the list was directed to I guess.

ThrillUorKillU said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'd say this is an Australian list

Oh ok that explains alot other than the fast food. She shoulda made a note where the list was directed to I guess.

Though I don't see Americans making any concessions with us when they mention things like Klondike bars or Trader Joe's or whatever else is only available in the US we always have to google that shit!

I was born in 2008

ZombieKitten said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

Oh ok that explains alot other than the fast food. She shoulda made a note where the list was directed to I guess.

Though I don't see Americans making any concessions with us when they mention things like Klondike bars or Trader Joe's or whatever else is only available in the US we always have to google that shit!

no child abuse laws

and no kids shootin up

their classmates by the dozens.

less kids with a.d.d. and other

drugable mental issues.

more love in the home that

also included the neighbors kids,

as well as community ass whoopins. hehehe

ah, the good old days

Alej said:

I was born in 2008

u spell like u were born in 2006...good 4 u!!!!!

KingBAD said:

no child abuse laws

and no kids shootin up

their classmates by the dozens.

less kids with a.d.d. and other

drugable mental issues.

more love in the home that

also included the neighbors kids,

as well as community ass whoopins. hehehe

ah, the good old days

remember when it was ok for your aunty to kick your kiddy ass!!!!!!!

ThrillUorKillU said:

ZombieKitten said:

Though I don't see Americans making any concessions with us when they mention things like Klondike bars or Trader Joe's or whatever else is only available in the US we always have to google that shit!

i aim to australianize u ... so b prepared

physco185 said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

i aim to australianize u ... so b prepared

Ok be my guest

ThrillUorKillU said:

physco185 said:

i aim to australianize u ... so b prepared

Ok be my guest

cool but b warned.... i am not normal!!!!!!

just a couple more.....

when we were kids no one was allergic to peanut butter and only 1 in 7 had asthma, now its 1 in 3!!!!

also..... there were no atm machines - u had to wait until the next working day to get money out, which often meant u saved heaps

the good old days

physco185 said:

Alej said:

I was born in 2008

u spell like u were born in 2006...good 4 u!!!!!

Do you love it?

Kids did not have diagnosis of diseases, they were just plain weird!

Fingers were strong from dialing 9 on rotary phone

I don't know why but I got to this line...

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

...and I busted up laughing.

The truth.

physco185 said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

Ok be my guest

cool but b warned.... i am not normal!!!!!!

Me either

as most of you know by now

"if you keep makin that face, your kids are gonna grow up lookin just like that"

see whut your parents did to you

morningsong said:

I don't know why but I got to this line...

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

...and I busted up laughing.

The truth.

me 2

Alej said:

physco185 said:

u spell like u were born in 2006...good 4 u!!!!!

Do you love it?

i luv all 5 year old boys

esp ones that know grammer

[Edited 6/4/11 5:05am]

ZombieKitten said:

ThrillUorKillU said:

McDonald's, KFC, and Subway was around during the 50s, 60s and 70s...

I'd say this is an Australian list

I saw "fish and chips" and thought British.