Small Town USA

What happened to the small town. Does it still exist today the way we all remember it? Not necessarily many things have changed I' m sure.

We all grew up in a place many of us may view this as a small town environment and other of us may say heck I lived in big metropolis but I very much had a small town experience.
Now where did all of this begin what it during the little house on prairie stage? Well there is no correct answer to how we feel about our immediate environment.

The question is did it feel small to you? Also what does small mean to you? I will dwell a little bit on what that means to me.

I know when I hopped on the bike after lunch I didn't worry about returning until dinner time and my parents did not as well. I also know they didn't worry about cars driving by and being out in the yard to make sure I was still ok.
Now has the world changed it appears it has. The new parents of the 2000 decade never let their kids out of their site, they are sometimes referred to as the helecoptors moms and dads for the hovering.

The question is when did this happen? I don't know, I'm not sure when we lost faith in our community and the lack of trust.

I don't what happened to the times when I went to the neighbor and asked for a stick of butter,  a cup of sugar, or a cup of flour to make something for the household.
What happened to the days when I went to schools with my friend from pre-k until graduation?
You know what why does this still not exist? Is it economics? I'm sure it is in some form. We need  to work on that program because we need to create smalltown environments in everything we do. We need to have trust in our neighbors and our friends to look after each other. We need to choose not to be competitive in the subdivision but supportive. Also who came up with the sub-division word it's not a unified word and it doesn't correlate to community

Our parents all of which we know had different principals. They believed in community and social interaction. They may have not agreed with everyone but they knew they were in a small town and it was important to embrace everyones views.

Now what is the point of this blog? Well you know what it's the discussion of the way it was and what it should be in the future for our families. I want everyone to understand what it take to build long-term relationships from people.

A friend is someone you can share all of your secrets with and feel proud that they will be with you during the good times and bad.

This blog is going to explore what is the foundation of this country and I believe it to be the smalltowns and it's sad that many times they are ignored as they are the the backbone of the USA.

This is the first blog of many more to come as we enlighten the world on why the small approach is the foundation of this country and world.

Look forward to your thoughts