18 Reasons Why Kids From The 60s And 70s Are Lucky To Be Alive.
#1 Dangerous Toys
Every one of us have a more seasoned individual in our lives that likes to begin sentences with the expression, "Back in my day..." Most of the time, they're alluding to some admired memory of the way the world used to be when they were youthful. Be that as it may, on the off chance that this post is any sign, "back in my day" alludes to a world that was significantly more unsafe than it is currently - particularly for little children.
Below are 18 reliable reasons why kids (and now grown-ups) from the sixties and seventies probably shouldn't be alive today, from dangerous toys to faulty cars to peculiar dietary choices, these are all reasons why baby boomers and some Gen X-ers are lucky to be not only alive, but also here with all of their limbs intact. Check them out below, especially if you're of that generation. #13 is truly disturbing to think about.
For starters, there were dangerous toys.
Back in the day, toys were a lot more dangerous than they are now...and had a lot more risks associated with playing with them. We're talking hot plates, noxious odors and sharp metal objects. How did anyone make it out alive?
#2 No Helmets
Kids popped wheelies and raced each other without helmets, making this hazardous oversight similar to the seat belt thing. We'd love to see some stats on head injuries from back then.
#3 Chemical Trucks
Back in the '60s and '70s, kids would often run behind these chemical/pesticide trucks when they passed by. Lungs never had a chance.
#4 No Seatbelts
People didn't really buckle up back at all back in the day, and children often rode in the front seat or on in someone's laps. Thank God that things have gotten slightly safer on the roads.
#5 Front Seat Driving
As we mentioned above, the lack of seat belts meant you could sit wherever you wanted...and that often meant that babies would sit with their parents in the front seat.
#6 Unsafe Playgrounds
Remember swinging so hard that one leg of the swing set would come off the ground? Or how about them burns we suffered sliding down that scorching metal slide on a hot day, not to mention the spiky,rusting metal all over the place.
#7 PreTeen Babysitters
If you were at least 12 and able to dial 9-1-1, then you got some pretty sweet babysitting gigs. Considering the fact that today's babysitters often have certification, the idea of a 12-year-old doing the job seems pretty crazy.
#8 Kids Home Alone
If you let yourself into the house after school, you were a latch key kid. By today's standards, this seems pretty dangerous -but then again, most kids who stayed home alone seemed to turn out okay.
#9 Secondhand Smoke
There was no escaping the haze of cigarette smoke back in the day, because you could smoke literally everywhere: Planes, cars, restaurants, and even libraries.
#10 Explosive Cars
The Ford Pinto was popular in the 1970s, and they got even more famous when people learned that they often exploded. They were discontinued in 1980, but only after many had risked their lives by driving one.
#11 Summer In General
The three months between the school year were the most dangerous times growing up. We would leave the house for hours at a time, run around without shoes, and come home with more scrapes and bruises than we could count. It was nice to not be monitored all the time, but one has to wonder if it was safe.
#12 House Paints
Many household objects, including baby cribs, were covered with bright colored lead-base paints...the exact paints that were proven to be hazardous later on.
#13 Uncomfortable Clothes
Not exactly dangerous, but they deserve a mention because clothing back then was totally uncomfortable...enough to kind of feel dangerous.
#14 No Childproof Safety Caps
It was once easy for kids to get into bottles, including pills, detergents, and household cleaners. Back then, it was much easier for kids to get inside and ingest them.
#15 Drinking Water
There wasn't such a frenzy to drink bottled water back then, so who knows what we slurped down along with our H2O.
#16 Weird Food Choices
Who didn't have a backyard tea party, complete with mud pies and other weird backyard "food" choices? It's a wonder we didn't get sick more often
#17 "Kid" Guns
BB Guns were pretty popular back in the when, but it's hard to imagine most parents giving their kids this present today.
#18 Solo Car Sits
Finally, it used to be pretty common to leave your child alone in the car while you ran into the grocery store. Most parents wouldn't do this today.
Do you think the world is more dangerous, or have people just gotten more careful?
