How did we ever survive ?????
- Some were not good at a school and sometimes had to repeat a year.
No one was sent to a psychologist. No one was hyperactive or or on pills. ... They just kept repeating that year and it was his chance to advance.
- We ate sweets and donuts, drank orange soda with real sugar ... And we had no problems with being overweight, because we were still outside and we were active.
- There were no cell phones, text messages or social media ... We had REAL conversations and nobody knew where we were and what we did !!!
Unbelievable!!!
- We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, 99 channels on TV, DVD and video, computers or chatrooms on the Internet ... but actual real friends!
- We were not afraid of rain, snow or frost.
- No one had allergies to dust, grass, nuts, wheat or cow's milk.
1. LOST AND NOT FOUND: SEAT BELTS
The cars had no seat belts, no headrests, and no airbags !!! Not only were there no seat belts, child seats were nowhere to be found.
2. JARTS: IMPALING ARROWS OF DEATH
Can your mind comprehend a more deadly toy than a weighted spear that kids hurl through the air like a missile? No one ever obeyed the actual manufacturer’s rules, we just flung these damn things everywhere. We threw them. They stuck where they landed. If they happened to land in your skull, well, then you should have moved.
Note: After the deaths of three children between 1978 and 1988, they finally outlawed Jarts on December 19, 1988.
3. SEMI-LETHAL PLAYGROUNDS OF HOT METAL
Remember when playgrounds were fun? Sure, there was a pretty good chance you’d be scalded by a hot metal slide, or walk away with tetanus, but that’s what memories are made of.
4. PRECIOUS LITTLE SUN PROTECTION
Back in the 70s, your goal was to get as brown as your skin would permit. Sun BLOCK or sun SCREEN was basically nonexistent. You wanted to AMPLIFY your rays, so women typically lathered on baby oil to get that deep dark tan.
5. HELMETS: FOR THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS ONLY
Whether you were riding a bike, roller skating, or skateboarding, one thing was for certain: you were not wearing a head protection. You would have been looked at as a sideshow freak by other kids, and parents would assume you had some kind of medical condition.
6. SECONDHAND SMOKE EVERYWHERE
The world of the 70s was shrouded in a haze of cigarette smoke. It wasn’t just the fact that many more people smoked, it was the absolute 100% lack of concern for those that didn’t, including children. Teachers smoked, doctors smoked, your parents smoked…. and they didn’t take it to a secluded smoking area, they did it right in your face.
7. ROUTINELY ALLOWED TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT
As hard as this is to believe, but when kids got hurt back then, adults didn’t come running with first-aid kits. More than likely you’d be left alone with your pain, with no alternative but to get over it. In the 70s, parents watched their offspring fall from trees and fall off bikes with a smile.
8. IGNORED AND UNATTENDED ON THE REGULAR BASES
Today, parents won’t let their kids go out to get the mail alone, and any fun with friends has to be scheduled, closely monitored “play dates”. On summer break or weekends in the 1970s, parents kicked their kids out the front door and didn’t let them back in until the sun went down. “Go play,” were their only words, and you were left to your own devices for hours upon hours.
We had freedom and free time, defeats, successes along with chores/tasks. And we learned to get along with EVERYONE!
Adapted From: PurpleClover MeTv and TweeniorMoments.com
