badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

this to all of you who survived the 1920's -- 1980's
first you survived being born to mothers who may have smoked or even drank while they were pregnant
they took aspirin and ate blu cheese dressing,tuna from a can,and weren't tested for diabetes.
then after that trauma you were put to sleep on your tummies,in a crib colored with bright lead based paints
you had no lids on childproof medicine bottles,locks on doors .and cabinets.
when you rode your bikes,you wore baseball caps-not helmets on your head.
as infants you rode in cars with no car seats ,no booster seats,no seat belts,no air bags,sometimes bald or retreaded tiresand bad brakes
riding in the back of a pickup truck was a joyful outing for you.
you drank water fro, a garden hose.
you shared a soft drink with three friends from the same bottle,and no one got sick or died.
you ate cupcakes,white bread,real butter and bacon.
you drank "kool aid"sweetened with white sugarand
you weren't overweight.
WHY???
because you always played long and hard outside.
that's why!!
you played all day.aslong as you were home before dark,noone cared. and we survived.
you spent hours building your go carts fron scrap lumber.
then ride them downhill,only to find you did not have brakes.and you survived
you did not have play station,nintendosor x boxes.
there were no video games,no 150 channel cable.
no movies on dvd,no surround sound or cds.
no cell phones,no personal computers,no imternet and no chat rooms
you had friends and you went outside and found them
you fell out of trees ,had broken bones and lost teeth.
there were no law suits from these accidents.
you got spanked by belts ,switches,paddles and bare hands,and no one called child services to report abuse.
you ate worms and nud pies,and the worms did not live in you

you had friends and you went outside and found them
you fell out of trees,got broken bones and teeth.
you were given bb guns about your tenth birthday,
made up games with sticks and tennis balls.
and though you were told it would happen,we didn't put out anyones eyes.
you rode your bikes for miles .went to your friends houses and knocked on their doors,or maybe just walked in
you entered little league tryouts,and not everyone nade the team
those who didn't make the team learned to live with the disappointment,or determined to get better and make the tean the next year
imagine that!!
you had to earn ,nothing was given.
if you broke the law ,the idea of parents bailing you out was un heard of.
parents actually sided with the law.

these generations have provided our nation with some of the best problem solvers and inventors ever.
the past 65 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
you as children had freedon ,failures successesand learned responsibility
and you survived
if you were born between 1925 and 1970
I COMMEND YOU
FOR YOU ARE SPECIAL

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

Definition of special hm.

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

better greater or otherwise different from the usual

ps
if you were born between 1925 and 1935
you are oldern dirt

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

Why thank you. You hit the nail on the head. Especially your PS.

ghaynes1 Loc: Strawberry Plains, TN

I think you summed up my childhood as well as anyone ever has. Thnx.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

After all that, I believe you need to take a "worm cure" there may be something evil lurking within you.

Our AG teacher said the way to eliminate a tape worm was to order a double meat,double cheese hamburger inches in front of our mouth. When the worm could not stand not getting to eat this, it would begin to reach ot of one's mouth to get the burger. When it did, the infected person was to grab it firmly behind the head and pull it completely out! Just Sayin...RJS

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

Gross!!!

dbed Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI

Drink Coke or Pepsi eat those worms right up

NoCal Steve Loc: Dunnigan, CA

BB.... I was born in 57 and a lot of what you say is true. I raised my children to have these values and now I'm watching them raise their children pretty much the same. I watch my children's families with their friend's families and I feel pretty good about things today and tomorrow. I know there will be someone to clean up the mess.

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

As are you badbobby as are you.👍👍👍👍👍 Hey have you heard anything from BadFisherman lately as I have not seen him posting as of late was wondering if he is OK.

eddierbias Loc: Texas Panhandle Pampa 79065

Learned to be a remote to the TV for your dad.

FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana

His brother passed away and he is dealing with that at present.

bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford

Thank you I understand.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

hopefully Steve
hopefully

bozokarl Loc: south central Pa

I was born in 1971 and we did have video games, Atari and Intellevision, we just weren't allowed to sit inside and play them all day. I'd get up in the morning eat breakfast and my mother would kick me out of the house and tell me to be back at noon for lunch. After lunch it was right back outside until dinner at 5:30. After dinner it was back outside until dark. Then after you were in for the night you could play video games or watch TV. We roamed around all day. Our parents didn't know where we were or what we were doing. Now days kids don't even go across the street to their friend's house.