Nanny's Children.

For those born before 1986

According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
children in the 60's, 70's and early 80's probably shouldn't have survived
because our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint
which was promptly chewed and licked. We had no childproof lids on medicine
bottles or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.

When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip-flops and fluorescent
'spokey dokeys' on our wheels. As children, we would ride in cars with no
seat belts or airbags - riding in the front passenger seat was a treat.

We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle and it tasted just
the same.

We ate chips, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy juice with sugar in
it but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.

We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.

We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top speed
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes! After running into
stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We would leave home in the morning and could play all day, as long as we
were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us and no one minded.

We did not have Play Stations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape films, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no
personal computers, no DVDs, no Internet chat rooms.

We had friends - we went outside and found them.

We played elastics and rounders and, sometimes, that ball really hurt!

We fell out of trees, got cut, and broke bones but there were no law suits.

We had full on fist fights but no prosecution followed from other parents.

We played 'Chap-the-door-and-run-away' and were actually afraid of the
owners catching us.

We walked to friends' homes.

We, also, believe it or not, WALKED to school; we didn't rely on mummy or
daddy to drive us to school, which was just round the corner.

We made up games with sticks and tennis balls.

We rode our bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard
of......they actually sided

with the law.

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and 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 them all.

And you are one of them. Congratulations!

For those of you who aren't old enough - thought you might like to read
about us.

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