we survived

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we survived > > >Were you born before 1985? > >And those of you who were born after 1985, maybe you should take >heed. >Maybe you could learn something. This pretty much says it all! >According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were >kids >in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's, probably >shouldn't have survived. >Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. >We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or >cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmet s. >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 pickup truck on a warm day was always a special >treat. >We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors! >We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in >it, butwe were never overweight because we were always outside >playing. >We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one >actually died from this. >We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode >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 would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we >were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us >all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable! >We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at >all, >no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal >cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. >We had friends! We went outside and found them. >We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt. >We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were >no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. >No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents? >We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned >to get over it. >We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were >told it would happen, we did not put out any eyes. >We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home 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. >Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and >were held back to repeat the same grade. >Horrors! > >Tests were not adjusted for any reason. >Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. >The idea of parents bailing us out if we got in trouble in school or >broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the school or the >law. Imagine that! >This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem >solvers, and inventors, ever. >We had freedom, failure, success, and responsibility --- and we learned >how to deal with it. >And you're one of them! > >Congratulations. > >Please pass this on to others who were blessed to grow up as "kids" >before lawyers and government regulated our lives "for our own good" !!!