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-base paints.








We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles,


Locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode


Our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads.





As infants & children,


We would ride in cars with no car seats,


No booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires
and sometimes no brakes.





Riding in the back of a pick-up truck 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, real butter and bacon..


We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar.


And, we weren't overweight.


WHY?





Because we were always outside playing...that's why!





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 them 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 and X-boxes.


There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable,


No video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's,


No cell phones, No personal computers, no Internet and no
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 ***** 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!


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 .





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 swine 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.


A Small Prayer!





God determines who walks into your life.....it's up to you
to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who
you refuse to let go.





I need this back. If you'll do this for me, I'll do it for
you.





When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find
out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give
this a shot! All you do is simply say the following small
prayer for the person who sent you this.





Father,


God bless my friend in whatever it is that You know they
may need this day!


And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity, and
power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with
you.


Amen.





Then send it on to five other people, including the one
who sent it to you Within hours you will have caused a
multitude of people to pray for other people. Then sit
back and watch the power of God work in your life.



P. S.... Five is good, but more is better.



IN GOD WE TRUST

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