chargirlgenius

I grew up in a small town that was walkable, although we didn't quite have everything we needed (I suppose if you ordered all your clothes and household goods via catalog, which we pretty much did). The worst part about it was everyone being in everyone's business, the expectations of conformity to community standards, the shunning of anyone different. It's kind of like that Harry Chapin song. I'm very leery of living anywhere like that and exposing my girls to that kind of mindset.