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According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, > those of us who > > were kids > in the 60's, 70's and early 80's > probably shouldn't have > > survived,because... > > > > Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured > lead-based paint, > > which was promptly chewed and licked. > > > > We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or > latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play > with pans. > > > > When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just > flip flops and > > fluorescent 'clackers' on our wheels. > > > > As children, we would ride in cars with no seat > belts or air bags. > > Riding in the passenger seat was a treat. > > > > We drank water from the garden hose and not from > a bottle - tasted the same. > > > > We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter > pudding and drank fizzy > > pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight > because we were > > always outside playing. > > > >We shared one drink with four friends, from one > bottle or can and no one > >actually died from this. > > > > We would spend hours building go-carts out of > scraps and then went > > top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot > the brakes. > > After running into stinging nettles 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 before it got dark. No one was able to > reach us > > all day and no one minded. > > > > We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video > games at all. No > > 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround > sound, no mobile > > phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat > rooms. We had friends - we went > > outside and found them. > > > > We played elastics and street rounders, and > sometimes that ball > > really hurt. > > > > We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and > teeth, and there > > were no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not > to > > do the same thing again. > > > > We had fights, punched each other hard and got > black and blue - we > > learned to get over it. > > > > We walked to friend's homes. > > > > We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and > ate live stuff, > > and although we were told it would happen, we did > not > > have very many eyes out, nor did the live stuff live > inside us forever. > > > > We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by > only the hood. > > > > Our actions were our own. Consequences were > expected. > > > > The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a > law was unheard > > of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that! > > > > This generation has produced some of the best > risk-takers and > > 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. And you're one of them.Congratulations! > > > > Pass this on to others who have had the luck to > grow up as real > > kids, before lawyers and government regulated our > lives, for > our own good. > ------- End of forwarded message -------
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