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I used to think it sucked, and hated feeling like people looked down on me for staying (for reference, everyone I knew at school left after). But I basically had to rebuild myself and social life after school in the same way that being in a new environment would be. And you know what, give a fuck! even though in every film being the girl that stays at home is a freak, my life has become so full and loving… let that freak flag fly:))))

@elleelleelleelle

May 11, 2025

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@moonbeams

yes girl!! my hometown friend is helping hold the rest of us in each other's circles and we love it! and it IS hard rebuilding your routine when so much around you changes

May 12, 2025

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Really helped me see my hometown through fresh new eyes, and appreciate things about it I took for granted! It also made me feel like I could bring all of me that has developed since I left the city back into it instead of purely regressing into my teenage self🥳

@gtrevi

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as a teen i used to avoid hanging around town in case i bumped into someone i know and/or i went to school with. i hated it here and dreamt of one day leaving but of course that never happened, now not only do i love it but working at the local library means i'm actively participating in society. after only three shifts i've bumped into distant relatives, old classmates, my former male best friend and the only boy i've ever had a crush on. it was so crazy. but seeing them after ten years or even more.... was actually nice. i can't believe i'm saying this. i already know my life is gonna be so different after this one year experience

@st4teofgrace

Jun 8, 2025

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I went home for the weekend and I loved it. I used to hate going home but tbh it’s so fun to explore surrounding areas now that I’m not a kid, it’s healing growing to love the area I grew up in:,)