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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 451984" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Hound, </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry for your heart. I know the hurt that you have is real, and I think in a lot of us there is some small part of us that would like to take our kids or grand children back to our childhood and say "This is where your Granny swung on this swing, or rode this merry-go-round, or I walked from this house down to this store and we use to take one dollar after doing our chores and buy candy, and gum and a pop and still have change left then spend the day riding our bikes over to the woods and do this and that." Who wouldn't want to see their proginy come full circle and be in the same places they were as a child? It's mesmerizing in many ways, or for some a rite of passage. </p><p></p><p>With regards to loosing the school? Not hard to see why that would hurt. Some really good times were had there. Some good memories and now? That building, that housed those memories for you seems like it's gone forever. I've had lots of things like that disappear too, but I want you to think about this - NO ONE can take your memories in your mind. Those are yours, to have forever - no matter what. No one can get in there and take them from you, and just because there isn't a building to show the kids? Doesn't mean you can not tell the story so vividly that they can't see the story for themselves (they would anyway) and you are a wonderful story teller besides. You're a super Nana. </p><p></p><p>I'm just sorry you hurt - but I get it. I do go back. For the most part? Our town is still the same. The people have changed, they are meaner, more aggressive, stupider - by their behaviors and lack care for anything - busting up grave yards and doing damage to things that once meant something to everyone - we were mischiveous - but these people just have no compassion for anything - nothing is sacred. So when I do move back? If I am that lucky? It takes people that care - about a place and love it - to make others stop being idiots and say YOU WILL NOT - because we do care - and I will stand up for what's right. People are just too much in a hurry to tuck tail and run...not my responsibility. I'm not like that....neither are you. I think that's what's bothering you the most. </p><p></p><p>just sayin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 451984, member: 4964"] Hound, I'm sorry for your heart. I know the hurt that you have is real, and I think in a lot of us there is some small part of us that would like to take our kids or grand children back to our childhood and say "This is where your Granny swung on this swing, or rode this merry-go-round, or I walked from this house down to this store and we use to take one dollar after doing our chores and buy candy, and gum and a pop and still have change left then spend the day riding our bikes over to the woods and do this and that." Who wouldn't want to see their proginy come full circle and be in the same places they were as a child? It's mesmerizing in many ways, or for some a rite of passage. With regards to loosing the school? Not hard to see why that would hurt. Some really good times were had there. Some good memories and now? That building, that housed those memories for you seems like it's gone forever. I've had lots of things like that disappear too, but I want you to think about this - NO ONE can take your memories in your mind. Those are yours, to have forever - no matter what. No one can get in there and take them from you, and just because there isn't a building to show the kids? Doesn't mean you can not tell the story so vividly that they can't see the story for themselves (they would anyway) and you are a wonderful story teller besides. You're a super Nana. I'm just sorry you hurt - but I get it. I do go back. For the most part? Our town is still the same. The people have changed, they are meaner, more aggressive, stupider - by their behaviors and lack care for anything - busting up grave yards and doing damage to things that once meant something to everyone - we were mischiveous - but these people just have no compassion for anything - nothing is sacred. So when I do move back? If I am that lucky? It takes people that care - about a place and love it - to make others stop being idiots and say YOU WILL NOT - because we do care - and I will stand up for what's right. People are just too much in a hurry to tuck tail and run...not my responsibility. I'm not like that....neither are you. I think that's what's bothering you the most. just sayin. [/QUOTE]
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