In Case You Disagree with Me

I'm making this post for two reasons:
1. I have to.
2. I rant too much about how much small towns, well, suck.

The opposition to my point-of-view can be found anywhere you go. Whether it's an inner-city kid who has been raised in the city their whole life, or a small town kid who just can't imagine being around so many people and things.

I mean, come on, who wouldn't enjoy three hours in traffic?

I grew up in a small town called Barnard, Missouri (it's about twenty minutes away from Maryville). 257 people lived in it. It was basically set on a face of a hill that overlooked the 102 River. Living there was great as a kid. You didn't have to have all the stores and parks that larger cities would have. But as I got older, it became more boring. For some reason, I just stopped, "Making my own fun," and depended on outside sources for it.

Anyway, Barnard was part of the South Nodaway School District, which contained two schools - one elementary (Pre-K - 6), one high (7 - 12), and about 200 students total. The kids there weren't raised to be open-minded, for the most part. It's just not a great education and social environment to grow up in. But hey, I made it out okay.

But Barnard was safe, nonetheless. Everyone greeted you whenever you went on walks (except the angry old women), and the town was just a good place to grow up - if you had friends.

Compare that to a city where you probably shouldn't let your kids walk around aimlessly unless you want them to get kidnapped...

The picture at top is the old Barnard museum/train station (that's only open the last Sunday of every month). Exciting.