[islandgal]

No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,
WE ARE AWESOME !!! OUR Lives are LIVING PROOF !!!

To Those of Us Born 1925 - 1970 :

At the end of this is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don't read anything else, please read what he said.
Very well stated, Mr. Leno.
~~~~~~~~~
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes

Then, after our birth, we were put in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets,and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps,
not helmets, on our heads.

As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags,
bald tires and sometimes no brakes.

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, real butter, and bacon. We
drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight.

WHY?
Because we were always outside playing...that's why!
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 OKAY.

We would spend hours building forts and our go-carts out of scraps. We would ride our carts 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 Play Stations, Nintendo?s and X-boxes.
There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable,
no video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs,
no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no 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 those accidents.

We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches,
ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, and no one would call child services to report abuse.

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 walked in and talked to 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!

However, these generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever.

The past 50 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas..

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

If YOU are one of those born between 1925-1970, 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 so much of our lives for our own good.

While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

~~~~~~~
The quote of the month by Jay Leno:

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides,flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing
up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,
are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by islandgal

No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,
WE ARE AWESOME !!! OUR Lives are LIVING PROOF !!!

To Those of Us Born 1925 - 1970 :

At the end of this is a quote of the month by Jay Leno. If you don't read anything else, please read what he said.
Very well stated, Mr. Leno.
~~~~~~~~~
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!!

First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes

Then, after our birth, we were put in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets,and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps,
not helmets, on our heads.

As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags,
bald tires and sometimes no brakes.

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, real butter, and bacon. We
drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight.

WHY?
Because we were always outside playing...that's why!
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 OKAY.

We would spend hours building forts and our go-carts out of scraps. We would ride our carts 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 Play Stations, Nintendo?s and X-boxes.
There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable,
no video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs,
no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no 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 those accidents.

We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches,
ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, and no one would call child services to report abuse.

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 walked in and talked to 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!

However, these generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever.

The past 50 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas..

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

If YOU are one of those born between 1925-1970, 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 so much of our lives for our own good.

While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were.

~~~~~~~
The quote of the month by Jay Leno:

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides,flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing
up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,
are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Correct, profound, inspirational, amazing, wonderful....and that would be all of us here in TV. No wonder it works so well.

Not surprised it was YOU, Island Gal that posted it. You are my favorite.
Coming soon to hug you.

[islandgal]

Thanks, Gracie -
you are without a doubt

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Great post!

I think the generational differences in personal interactions will become more apparent as time goes on. People of our generation grew up with a lot more "people involvement" that those of the more current generation(s). If I've got a problem with somebody, for example, I'll either get face to face with them to discuss it or at least do it over the phone. It makes for better resolutions - less chance for confusion and/or misinterpretation. A higher percentage of our interactions are more personalized. Seems like the younger crowd nowadays pushes sooooo much of their communication around electronically that the concept of personal interaction that's more face to face has really taken a back seat. It'll be interesting to see how the world evolves as time moves forward!

Bill

[KathieI]

Great post,,, I love it.

So glad I JUST made the cut,,,, born 1969.... Yeah sure, and I have a bridge for sale, you wanna buy it???????

Thanks IslandGal (WIWI) love your posts....

[Tom Hannon]

Being a baby boomer born in 1948 (KathieI- I give my real age. LOL) I grew up with three sisters and one phone and one television set. These days each kid would have their separate cell phones and television in their own rooms. Bob Dylan said it best "The times-they are a changin'

[rhsgypsylady]

And to go along with KathieI's bridge for sale ----- I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale ----- anybody wanna buy it??????? Great view of the desert!