Five grand-kids later...who would have ever thought! I love being a "granny"! Yes, they are so cute, say the darnedest things, you can feed them all the sugar you want, and send them home to their parents...Pay backs a bitch ain't it kiddos?
What good memories I have to cherish! And everybody knows, Grandma's are supposed to spoil their grandchildren! I think it's written in some book~But you know the parents now a days don't think kids should have every toy on the universe, watch any TV, eat junk food, or have the new expensive clothes. I almost got ripped another a$$hole when I took one grand daughter shopping...I had to teach her how to shop using plastic instead of paper...You have to learn that sooner or later!
Then it got me to think of something somebody sent me the other day...Thanks Chuck! And this is what he sent...Oh, it's so true!
This is the way it was....
Those Born 1930-1979 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 Kool-aid 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, Nitendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cellphones, 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!! The 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!





2 comments:
I remember having a dollhouse made out of metal. THe corners were so sharp, and I bled often while I played. It's amazing any of us survived, but we did and have wonderful memories of childhood.
Jan
OMG! I still have mine! Some day I'll blog about the other crap I collect! Psssst! I even got the little plastic furniture and the plastic people!
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