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In 1986 my mother divorced my father and moved my brother and I from a small town in Pennsylvania to a small town in New Jersey. My mother chose this particular town because of its close proximity to family members. The house my mother grew up in and that my grandmother still lived in was two houses away from our new house. Also, my aunt and uncle lived about three houses away. With her new life as a single mother with two kids the convenience of it all was too hard for her to pass up.
Growing up there was always a clear distinction between my neighborhood and the adjacent one. One was considered a quiet town where everyone knew everyone. We even had one tiny elementary/middle school that went from Pre-K through 8th grade, which basically ensured the familiarity between the families that lived there. Families would help other families especially with regard to childcare or pickups when needed. Sports were a large part of the neighborhood with the majority of students participating to some degree. Since the school was so small there was not much discrepancy as to who made the team and who didn’t. This gave everyone a chance to partake in the excitement of the games. …show more content…

The adjacent town was much larger with a higher population, the houses and parks looked more run down and there were several of apartment buildings, so visually alone it was easy to see a difference. Traveling into that town there was more of a city feel to it as opposed to the town I lived in which was considered more suburban. As a child you knew not to go to that area by yourself, however it is interesting to note that now as an adult I feel completely safe walking that town. For some reason when you’re a child certain situations are blown out of proportion and as you grow older you realize your feelings back then might not have been

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