For the rest of us... please pass this on.
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To all the atheist out there.
I would rather put my life and my country in the hands of a non-existent god than in the hands of the Democrat Party and Joe Biden.
What kind of kids did you raise?
Jay Leno said
That?
I used to love him just
For His Car collection!
I was born in 1969 and pretty much all of those things applied to my childhood as well. I think the use of lead based paints was on the wane when I was growing up. The Atari 2600 came along in my childhood, but that was something you or your friends got at Christmas and you’d play inside over the holidays, before going back outside in the snow to play football, hockey or go sledding...all Without helmets.
This is so true! We have wrapped kids in cotton, over protected them and lowered expectations. Look at all the rich kids smashing windows and rioting.
I hear ya. I was born in the early 60s & experienced a lot of that too. Had a babysitter that smoked like a chimney. Built a treehouse and fell out of it more than a few times. Rode everywhere on my bike without a helmet. My parents usually had no idea where I was until I came home for dinner. Stood out in the rain & snow for the school bus without a chaperone.
Nostalgia aside, the fact is that the child mortality rate has fallen by a lot, even in the last 50 years (see below link). In 1970, it was 26 out of a 1000 children not making it to their 5th birthday. Today it is 7 out of 1000 - a nearly 75% decrease. I don’t know about you, but the though of the thought of infants riding in a car without a car seat makes me cringe.
So while I do think it was BETTER to be a kid back then, it is also SAFER to be a kid today. It’s up to everyone to decide if they think its worth it or not.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041693/united-states-all-time-child-mortality-rate/
ate blue cheese dressing
I recall blue cheese dressing to be an 80s thing.
I can remember going into the woods and using scap lumber and bent nails to build tree houses (and even a wooden bridge between trees) it is a wonder I did not break my neck.
I can relate......lovely time to grow up.
Hitch Hiking - I started hitch hiking when I was around 12. I got my first job as a caddy but it was miles from my home so I had to hitch hike to and from all summer.
I think hitch hiking was a left over from the depression and WWII when people who had something shared with those that didn’t. Giving someone a ride did not cost you anything.
What’s wrong with blue cheese dressing?
I survived! Had a few close calls. Thanks for the post. It was worth reading.
I can relate to all of these.
Live on the same dirt my ancestors kicked around in since the 1870’s. Built fence when I was old enough to hold a shovel. I think I was damn near horseback before out of diapers. Throwing calves that out weighed me and damn sure could kick harder. Snakes, ticks, cactus and brush have taken their toll but I would not wanted to grow up any differently.
Typical summer morning with friends:
What do you want to do?
I don’t know, what do you want to do?
How about we build a fort?
Cant no nails.
We could bike to dump and get some?
My tire is flat.
We could collect bottles to get money to fix get patch from store , fix your tire, then go to dump to get nails and start a new fort.
Okay, let’s go.
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I remember when the mosquito guy would come around the neighborhood spraying his chemicals and all the kids including me running after him because we loved the smell of it.
And riding on the running board of dad’s car with your arm wrapped around the window pillars.
Us children if the sixties experienced the same. Born in 62 and survived all if it!