Congratulations all those born in the 1940s, 50s, 60s, and 70s

[jaysay]

Congratulations all who were born in the 1940s 50s, 60s, and 70s,

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, raw egg proucts, loads of bacon and poccessed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes or cervical cancer. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured lead-base paint.

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 we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. We drank water from the garden hose and not from bottles. take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, Mcdonalds, KFC, Subway or Nandos. Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't on the weekends, somehow we didn't starve to death.

We shared one soft dring 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 shop and buy toffees, gobstoppers, bubble gum and some bangers to blow up tin cans. 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 outide playing. We would lave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when he stretlights came on. No one was able to reach usall day and we were okay.

We would spend hours building go-carts out of old prams and ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo, Wii, X-boxes, no video game at all, no 999 channels on Sky, no mobile phones no PCs, no internet or internet chat rooms...........We had FRIENDS and we went outside to find them.

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there was no lawsuits from these accidents. Only girls had pierced ears, we ate worms and mud pies made from dirt and the worms didn't live in us forever. You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot cross buns at Easter time. We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthday. We rode bikes or walked to a friends 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 make ends meet!.

Rugby and cricket had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!! Getting into a team was based on merit. Our teacher used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and bully's always ruled the playgound at school. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actualy sided with the law. Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids lik Kiora, Blade Ridge or Vanilla.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility and we learned how to deal with it all. If you are one of these, congratulations and you may 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 be sure to let your own kids read this so they know just how brave their parnts were

[Benipete]

Of course the only people reading this that were born then and I was one of them are the ones that survived.

Sadly a lot did not.

[cherokee]

Well Im a 60s kid and I survived all those things. Our local bobbies knew us and where we lived and not for the wrong reasons either. Our shopkeepers knew us so we wouldnt dare missbahave or we would get a thick ear.
I was still scared of my head teacher when my children were put in front of her lol. and we could camp out on the white ash playing fields without anyone harming us.
I think the majority of kids born in these eras were lucky enough to know and learn the true meaning of life and value its offerings. I come from a large family and we were very rarely poorly with bad colds etc.
Bring back the good old days .. god im sounding so old.. lmao!!!!

[grannyclaret]

You Got It In One Cherokee,.i Couldent Agree More,,although i was born in the fortys

[nortype]

all very true. and well done jaysay.

[jaysay]

There was a program on BBC1 this morning at 10am questioning why kids don't play traditional games anymore, British Bulldog was mentioned. Ain't that why there is so much childhood obesity these days, we played outside 52 weeks a year, games like footy, Cricket, Tag, Tinny, Nick Nack (you had to be fit to play that or you'd get caught) instead of siting infront of a computer or TV playing games day and night.