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Moving to a small town and fitting in? (kinda long, I'm lost here..)
This is pretty long, I have a lot of things I'm needing some help with here. If you aren't ready for a bunch of insecure teenage rambling, turn back. :)
Well, I live in a town of maybe 10,000, which by some standards is small, but my folks are looking to move to a town that's in the hundreds when it comes to population.... That's a big jump.
I'm a 16 year old girl, born and raised in the "country" part of the city, but I've always been half and half. My friends are city, my family is country. I'm like a hybrid. And because of that, I don't have a clue how life will be for me in what some have called "red neck paradise."
I speak kinda country and own old, hand-me-down plaid shirts, yet I wear Chuck Taylor's.
I listen to all kindsa music, not just country.
I like the outdoors, I wanna hunt, yet I have no talent for shooting a gun, and because of that I can't protect myself so well in the woods so I'm always inside.
I like sewing and cooking if that counts for anything, but I just.. I don't know. I don't even really know who I am, but I'll be moving to some small town full of people who've led a life with one another that I've never experienced--farm life. Don't get me wrong, I've grown up with a garden and we used to have chickens before the dogs got to 'em, but I've never rode a horse (If only we'd had the money when I was younger, I've always wanted to..) I've never been within three feet of a cow...
I just don't know how I'll fit in. It's like on the surface, at first glance, people there might think I'm not so different from them, but get to the meat of me and I have no experience in activities that are their life, and some activities they may find fun, ya know..?
At church my youth leader says she finds me to be the kinda girl that could fit in just about anywhere, but my brother says I'd have a time of it if we moved to some small southern town because I'm so "different." Not bad, just different..
..I don't even really know what I'm asking for here. Sorry it's so long, I'm just hoping someone, even just one person, will read this and get a clue of what exactly it is what I need help with! xD Haha. Have a nice day. :)
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I believe no matter where anyone moves, they have anxiety about fitting in, so don't worry, you're not alone. So, there's good news no matter what happens. If you fit in and you like everything there, life will be good. If you don't like anything or anyone, then you've only got to tough it out till you turn 18 and then you can move away and start your life over. Just remember to be yourself and not what anyone wants you to be and you'll always be happy. Hope this helps and good luck.
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Well first of all, ALL teenagers, no matter where they're from, how they talk, or the way they dress, are still trying to figure out who the hell they are. Believe it or not, your new peers are going through the excact same thing as you are.
Now, I live in a small town where everyone knows everbody and thier mama. Whenever someone that is even the slightest bit "new" or "different" shows up in town, we FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM. You will stand out in a good way, I promise.
Don't worry about not having the same "experiences" as everyone else. That will make you oh so much more interesting. People will want to hear about your past experiences in exchange for taking you through theirs.
So stop stressin girly. You're gonna make it, and you're gonna love it.
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