"the Good Old Days"

[Canuck Mormon]

Those Born 1930-1979

READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE-----VERY WELL STATED

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.

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

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs 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, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

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

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 and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, 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.

After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or 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.

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!!

T he idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.

They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 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!

If 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 so much of our lives for our own good

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

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

The quote of the month is 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?"

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us....go ahead and delete this..

For the rest of us.....pass this on.

[Gwen]

sounds familiar....... http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/Bu...rld-Lyrics.html

[Canuck Mormon]

sounds familiar....... http://www.hit-country-music-lyrics.com/Bu...rld-Lyrics.html

I never heard it before. Someone at work sent it to me. Now that you pointed it out, it does sound like a whiney country song

[pushka]

I read the same article a couple of years ago, and at first agreed with the comments of the writer...however, now I've had a little more time to think about it...although I agree that we seem to have turned a world where suing one another is 'the norm', and sometimes some parents do get it wrong when they defend their child's wrong doings, in all I'm pleased to see that we are now more safety conscious when it comes to issues like riding go carts, cycles, climbing trees and riding in parents' cars as babies...some changes might be a little ott, but I'm glad we're more safety conscious in general.

[Dr T]

I agree Push. People often mock the use of seat belts by saying, "We never wore seat belts" or "I was saved because I wasn't wearing one!" Error on the side of safety I'd say.

[pushka]

Yes Doc. although I must admit to being a hypocrite, cos I hate seat belts and often don't wear one in the back seat of cars...I have nearly been injured in minor near-collisions in the past, and wouldn't dream of blaming the driver of my car or anyone else for any injuries to myself under those circumstances...and yes, I do feel a little selfish when I imagine what injuries I could cause to the person in the front seat if I was to be thrown from my seat...sigh!! One of my to-do list items....(I mean to start wearing seat belts, lol, not to be thrown from my seat!!)

[Dr T]

Good to hear Push (that it was the former and not the latter)

[Palerider]

I agree Push. People often mock the use of seat belts by saying, "We never wore seat belts" or "I was saved because I wasn't wearing one!" Error on the side of safety I'd say.

"thats the way it was and we liked it"

[pam]

Those Born 1930-1979

READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE-----VERY WELL STATED

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.

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

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs 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, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.

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

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 and real butter and drank koolade made with sugar, 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.

After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or 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.

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!!

T he idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.

They actually sided with the law!

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 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!

If 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 so much of our lives for our own good

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

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

The quote of the month is 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?"

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us....go ahead and delete this..

For the rest of us.....pass this on.

Actually this is not the exact quote by Jay Leno. In a monologue he did he stated:

"As you know Hurricane Rita is headed toward Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Another hurricane! It's like the ninth hurricane this season. Maybe this is not a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance.

The quote you are referring to above was actually done by a Craig R. Smith who wrote an essay getting Americans to think about the good instead of the bad and paraphrased the joke used by Leno.

[Dr T]

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I agree Push. People often mock the use of seat belts by saying, "We never wore seat belts" or "I was saved because I wasn't wearing one!" Error on the side of safety I'd say.

"thats the way it was and we liked it"

LOL Pale.

[Palerider]

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I agree Push. People often mock the use of seat belts by saying, "We never wore seat belts" or "I was saved because I wasn't wearing one!" Error on the side of safety I'd say.

"thats the way it was and we liked it"

LOL Pale.

thank you thank you......a little saturday night live humor.......LOL!!!!

[Elphaba]

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

Facts regarding mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy:

Low birth weight small head circumference

Failure to thrive

Developmental delay

Organ dysfunction

Facial abnormalities, including smaller eye openings, flattened cheekbones, and indistinct philtrum (an underdeveloped groove between the nose and the upper lip)

Epilepsy

Poor coordination/fine motor skills

Poor socialization skills, such as difficulty building and maintaining friendships and relating to groups

Lack of imagination or curiosity learning difficulties, including poor memory, inability to understand concepts such as time and money,

Poor language comprehension,

Poor problem-solving skills behavioral problems, including hyperactivity,

Inability to concentrate,

Social withdrawal, stubbornness, impulsiveness, and anxiety

Facts regarding mothers who smoked during pregnancy: Tobacco smoke reduces the delivery of oxygen to the fetus through the presence of carbon monoxide, cyanide, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Nicotine and other substances in tobacco smoke cause reduction in placental blood flow, creating further reductions in oxygen delivery as well as reductions in nutrients to the unborn baby. Nutrients include iron, amino acids, vitamins B 12 and C, folic acid and zinc.

These factors account for an estimated 20-30% of all low birthweight babies. Low birthweight is associated with 40% of babies dying in the neonatal period.

Secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy produces twice the risk of low birthweight babies. Smoking is the single largest modifiable risk factor in intrauterine growth retardation.

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is also associated with genetic defects as well as an increased incidence of congenital anomalies such as cleft palate.

Miscarriages and stillbirths are twice as prevalent in smoking mothers.

There is also a higher incidence of life threatening pregnancy complications including hypertension, toxemia, abruptio placenta, and placenta previa.

Smoking accounts for 14% of premature births.

Mothers who smoke 1/2 pack of cigarettes a day during pregnancy have an increased risk of neuro-developmental impairment among their children with decreases in childhood intellectual function as measured in the first four years of life.

Mothers who smoke one pack a day during pregnancy have an 85% increased risk of having a child with mental retardation.

Children of smoking mothers are twice as likely to have behavioral problems including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

Smoking during pregnancy produces greater incidence of children with narrowed airways after birth predisposing them to asthma and respiratory disorders.

Maternal smoking during pregnancy produces two times higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

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So, yes I suppose these children technically "survived," but they were severely disabled, and the fact that a previous generation had women who drank and smoke while pregnant is nothing to be proud of, as this ditty suggests.

I’m not going to address the specific dangers of any more of the items on the list, and obviously not every item was an issue then or is an issue now.

However, I think the above list demonstrates how absurd it is to say that getting tested for diabetes while pregnant, baby-proofing a home, wearing bicycle helmets, and using car seats, air bags, or seat belts are ridiculous because we didn’t use them “back then.” These things have saved hundreds of millions of lives, period. How thoughtless is it to say people who didn’t do these things were of a stronger generation. Nonsense.

Elphaba