We didn't get "time outs"...we got the wooden spoon or fly-swatter.
We didn't get "lunchables"...we got peanut butter, or bologna sandwiches
We didn't chase Pokemon....we chased butterflies and fireflies.
We didn't "beat the game"....we caught tadpoles by the train tracks.
We didn't get told to eat our vegetables...we raided gardens.
We didn't play "Call of Duty" for hours on end....we played "guns" til we got hungry, then went home.
We didn't challenge each other with our Xbox's...we had dirt bomb fights.
We didn't play with high tech flight simulators....we rode mini bikes.
We didn't get a new bicycle every year....we fixed our old ones. (ourselves)
We didn't gang up on other kids on Facebook....we argued face to face; sometimes we fought, but then we all played together the next day.
We didn't hide in the basement in front of a gaming console.....we played hide and seek until the street lights came on.
We never knew anything about terrorism....we sure as Hell knew the fear of nuclear war.
We didn't do crack....we drank in fields with liquor we stole from our parents.
We didn't give a shit what clothes you had on.....we wore our older brothers and sisters hand me downs.
We didn't swim at the city pool...we swam in swimming holes we made in the creek.
We didn't go to a youth drop in centre....we built forts in the woods and smoked cigarettes we stole from our parents.
We didn't choose our family meals....we were told "eat it, or starve". (none of us did)
We didn't play supervised laser tag...we made our own slingshots.
We didn't fight over the remote...we fought over who would turn the rotor.
We didn't shop at fancy clothing stores....we went to the Biway or Bargain Harolds.
We didn't go home and blame the teacher when we got in trouble....we would do anything to get out of the dreaded teacher call to our home.
Without a doubt, we were the last great Generation.
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