Posted on Aug 26, 2014
Without military safety briefings, are you surprised you survived childhood?
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Some of us are more accident prone than others. Some of us are lucky that we made it through our childhood alive! What is the image from childhood that haunts your memories? I experienced electric fences in the WORST possible ways as a dumb kid. Those toys from the 70's have left scars all over me! Share your experiences.
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People that know me are probably surprised I did. Anyone that has ever seen me participate in sports would definitely not be surprised that I am a motivational speaker. ;)
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I'm amazed I have made it these 45 years as of 3 January regardless of safety briefs, but they have definitely given me pause for reflection and gratitude for a mother's prayers. LOL
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Love the photo, that could have been any boy in America back in the 70's. I love the towel cape.
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Of course they were, but we only had one Pine tree in the neighborhood so the "bad guys" used crab apples.
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I am surprised that I survived without a reflective PT belt! I did not wear a bike helmet nor did I have knee and elbow pads. I fell off my bike, crashed my bike, fell off skateboards. I jumped from swings and climbed trees. I played with REAL lawn darts that had metal tips. I suffered concusions; broken limbs; and being hit between the eyes with a croquet mallet. I've had stiches and survived. I played with and was shot with BB guns; played with darts; and really enjoyed being a child. Mom would kick me out of the house and tell me to be home by dinner. I played with cap guns, toy soldiers, and had a good time. A scratch and bump was expected and mom's kiss on the wound always made it better.
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I grew up riding in cars without seat belts, eating food that fell onto the floor before the five second rule came into effect, playing with medicine bottles without childproof caps, and all of the other uncounted safeguards that have come into existence since then. In fact, my children survived without most as well. The grandchildren haven't been so fortunate.
That being said, my most dangerous period was during my adolescence. I grew up with hot rods and street racing. (Kids today hardly seem interested in driving let alone driving recklessly.) Fortunately, there were far fewer cars on the road in that time and I tend to believe that is why I survived.
That being said, my most dangerous period was during my adolescence. I grew up with hot rods and street racing. (Kids today hardly seem interested in driving let alone driving recklessly.) Fortunately, there were far fewer cars on the road in that time and I tend to believe that is why I survived.
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What childhood? Just kidding. Being an Army Brat had some ups and downs. Looking back we living in some terrific places, enjoying post war Europe, South America, back to Europe-almost no time in the US. Did the same during my military career.
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PO1 Walter Duncan
Growing up in NE Arkansas when I did, I am surprised I grew up at all. My kin probably put a dozen Angels into retirement by the time I was 12. For fun we would have dirt clod fights. Why? Because, we could afford all the dirt clods we wanted and we could throw really hard. Yup.
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LTC Dr Richard Wasserman
You weren't the only ones to use dirt clods--I grew up in STL. In my neighborhood they were building a lot of houses/apartments---The supply of clods were endless. I also collected soda bottles for baseball card money.
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SFC Mark Merino
Can collecting. Americas first allowance. I remember being bummed out when all you could find were the old steel cans with that steel stripe down the side. Broke your leg trying to stomp the can flat.....good times.
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Cpl Dennis F.
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Well let's see, at age 4 survived a t-bone collision, was in the back seat with my mom and aunt in a car seat. Age 16, was declared clinically dead, was just under 2 minutes from what I was told, it was a result from a "partial" head-on collision by a drunk driver. The collision did cause my vehicle to roll to its side and go into a ranchers irrigation canal, it wasn't a deep one but just enough that eventually the water overtook me and I went under. What saved my life for all intensive purposes was my girlfriends parents heard the collision, I had just left their house after having dinner earlier. They heard the accident and decide to go check it out and recognized my car, he sent the wife to the neighbors just down the road from the collision to call police/fire. I have little to no memory of it happening other than the police reports and people there at the accident.
Everything else since that day of the accident has been a near miss as for accidents or what not, nothing else comes close to it.
Everything else since that day of the accident has been a near miss as for accidents or what not, nothing else comes close to it.
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