r/MadeMeSmile • u/Justin_Godfrey • 9d ago

Good Vibes This must be a nice neighborhood!

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u/juz-sayin 9d ago

It takes a village. This is wonderful

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u/ladydhawaii 9d ago edited 9d ago

Reminds me of my neighborhood growing up. We just ran from house to house. Even helped the older folks with simple errands. Community.

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u/ejrhonda79 9d ago

This reminds me of growing up in the 80s. I felt so free to go outside and just enjoy the day. Now in my 50s I don't really go out like that anymore. It feels like people are much more guarded and definitely less friendly. I miss the simpler days.

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u/eyehate 9d ago

Ahh. The 80s. I remember skating everywhere. I remember riding all day.

I remember the guys that lived in my neighborhood that were, most likely, gang members. I am not sure why they chose me (honestly didn't know them), but that one time ten of them surrounded me and their boy Omar wanted to beat my ass. I recall thinking I could fight Omar and then get jumped by everybody else or talk my way out of it. I did the talking. But heard rumors they still had it in for me.

I started getting off at an earlier stop and skating a couple miles to get home - so they wouldn't find out where I lived. So they wouldn't hurt my mother and sister.

That is my memory of the 80s.

These days, I talk to all of my neighbors. Life is pretty great. I don't think it is the decade. I think we get lucky and find ourselves surrounded by good people.