Live simply, love generously, care deeply,
Mary Tiller Campbell
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> > This brought back many memories...enjoy.
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> > *THOSE BORN 1920-1979
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> > READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON'T READ
> > ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED **
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> > TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1920's,30’s 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! **
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> > First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they
> > were pregnant. **
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> > They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get
> > tested for diabetes. **
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> > Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs
> > covered with bright color ed lead-based paints. **
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> > We** *had no child* **proof 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. **
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> > As infants &** **children, we would ride in cars with no car seats,
> > booster seats, seat belts or air bags. **
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> > Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. *
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> > **We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. **
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> > We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and **NO **ONE
> > actually died from this. **
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> > We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with
> > sugar, but we weren't overweight because,
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> > WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! **
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> > We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back
> > when the streetlights came on. **
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> > No one was able to reach us all day.And we were OK. **
> > We** **would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then
> > ridedown the hill, only t o find out we forgot the brakes After running into
> > bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. **
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> > We** **did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at
> > all,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 or
> > chatrooms.......
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> > WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside an d found them! **
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> > We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
> > lawsuits from these accidents. **
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> > We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us
> > forever. **
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> > 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** **poke out very many eyes. **
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> > 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! **
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> > Little** **League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who
> > didn't had** **to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! **
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> > The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They
> > ** **actually sided with the law! **
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> > These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
> > solvers and inventors ever! **
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> > The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
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> > We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO
> > DEAL WITH IT ALL! **
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> > If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS! **
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> > 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 .
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> > While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave
> > (and lucky) their parents were.*
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> > **< /B>**Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors,
> > doesn't it?! *
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> > **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 bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure
> > this** **is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?' **
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> > For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead
> > and delete this.
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> > For the rest of us...pass this ON**! *
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