Small town living

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Well I live in Kansas City Missouri, no small town. And it’s just as friendly.

We did get the baked goods when we moved. Everyone knows everyone in my area.

People are friendly and helpful towards each other. I also grew up in a small

town and my experience was actually quite different. My father and grandfather

lived and died in that small town. Everyone knew my family and they knew that

they were drunks. In school I was hopelessely picked on because of the family I

came from. There was no making other friends or joining other groups. You were

either in or out period. I would never want that for my children. sure the

houses may be slightly cheaper. but the wages are even less percentage wise

than the houses. the shopping is bad because there isn’t enough competition to

drive the prices down. a kid has very few choices of jobs and is competing with

all the grown-ups for the same jobs. so many small town people are afraid of

the larger cities and even though they rarely rise above poverty they are just

convinced that their little small town life is somehow better. i was introduced

to pot, speed and other drugs at a very young age and actually treated quite

badly because i never tried any of it even once.

i do miss certain things about small town living. i miss the slower way of life

and less traffic. i miss big yards…but i don’t even really have to miss that

now since i live on an acre and have the small town living right here in the

middle of a big city. i guess the only thing i long for is the space to have

animals and especially chickens.

suzi

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from: amanda wiram

subject: re: budget101.com : Small town living

Hey..I live in a small town..There is nothing like in the morning going

out and smelling the fresh air..

I have three children and my kids are growing up like I did..Playing in

the mud, growing veggies and then picking to see what they have accomplished..

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