Kids Who Survived

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]TO ALL THE[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]1930’s, 40’s, and[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]50’s !![/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial] [COLOR=#1F497D]-[/COLOR][/FONT] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]While they were pregnant.[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Then, after that trauma, we were[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial] put[/FONT] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]to sleep on our tummies[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]in baby cribs[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Covered[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]with bright colored[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Lead-based paints.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]And, when we rode our bikes,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]We had baseball caps,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]Not helmets, on our heads.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]As infants and 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..[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter, and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]And we weren't overweight.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]WHY?[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]Because we were always outside playing...that's why![/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]No one was able to reach us all day[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#1F497D][FONT=Papyrus]..[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus].[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]And, we were OKAY.[/FONT][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]We would spend hours building[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]Our go-carts out of[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]scraps and[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]then ride them down the hill,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

[I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]Only to find out that we forgot about brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned To Solve the problem.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]We did not[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Have Play Stations, Nintendo[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]and X-boxes. There were[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No video games,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No 150 channels on cable,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No video movies[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Or DVDs,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No surround-sound or[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]CDs,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]

[I][B]No cell phones,[/B][/I][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No personal computers,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No Internet and[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]No chat rooms.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]WE HAD FRIENDS[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]And we went[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Outside and found them![/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]We fell out of[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]trees, got cut,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]Broke bones and[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]Lost teeth,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]And there were[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]No lawsuits[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]From those accidents.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [B][I][COLOR=maroon][FONT=Papyrus]

[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [I][B][COLOR=red][FONT=Papyrus]We would get[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=red][FONT=Papyrus]Spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [B][I][COLOR=red][FONT=Papyrus]

[I]And no one would call child services to report abuse.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]We ate worms,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]And mud pies[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]Made from dirt,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]And[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]The worms did[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]Not live in us forever.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]We were given[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]BB guns for our 10th birthdays,[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]22 rifles for our 12th, rode horses,[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]made up games with sticks and[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]tennis balls, and[/FONT][/B][/I]

[I][B][FONT=Papyrus]-although we were[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]Told it would happen- we did not put out very many eyes.[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]We rode bikes[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]Or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]or just Walked in and talked to them.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I][/CENTER]

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[CENTER][CENTER][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Little League had[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]tryouts[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]And not everyone[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Made the team.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Those who didn't[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Had to learn[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]To deal with[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Disappointment.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=teal][FONT=Papyrus]Imagine that!![/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]The idea of a parent[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]Bailing us out[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [B][I][COLOR=#7030A0][FONT=Papyrus]

[I]If we broke the law [/I]

[I]was unheard of ... [/I]

[I]They actually sided with the law! [/I][/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B]

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[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]These generations have[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]Produced some of the best risk-takers,[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]Problem solvers, and[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=green][FONT=Papyrus]Inventors ever.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=#E46C0A][FONT=Papyrus]The past 60 to 85 years[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=#E46C0A][FONT=Papyrus]Have seen an explosion[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [B][I][COLOR=#E46C0A][FONT=Papyrus]

[I]of innovation and new ideas.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][/I][/B] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][FONT=Papyrus]We had freedom,[/FONT][/B][/I] [I][B][FONT=Papyrus]Failure, success and responsibility,[/FONT][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][B][I][FONT=Papyrus]and we learned[/FONT][/I][/B]

[I][B][FONT=Arial]Ho[/FONT][/B][/I] [B][I][FONT=Papyrus]w to deal with it all.[/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]If YOU are[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]One of those born[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][/I] [FONT=Arial]

[/FONT][I][B][COLOR=purple][FONT=Papyrus]Between 1925-1955, CONGRATULATIONS!

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