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First, we survived being born to mothers who smok3d and\/or dr@nk while they were pregnant.<\/p>\n

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They took asp!rin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn\u2019t get tested for diabetes.<\/p>\n

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.<\/p>\n

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We had no childproof lids on med!cine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.<\/p>\n

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As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.<\/p>\n

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.<\/p>\n

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.<\/p>\n

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually d!ed from this.<\/p>\n

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren\u2019t overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!<\/p>\n

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.<\/p>\n

No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo\u2019s, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD\u2019s, no surround-sound or CD\u2019s, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!<\/p>\n

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.<\/p>\n

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.<\/p>\n

We were given BB gu .ns 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.<\/p>\n

We rode bikes or walked to a friend\u2019s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!<\/p>\n

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn\u2019t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!<\/p>\n

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!<\/p>\n

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!<\/p>\n

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.<\/p>\n

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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