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Unfortunately in most places that means you have to be up middle class, or more. Even then, you’ll likely have at least one or two somewhere in your neighborhood. Unless you live at least an hour away from the major cities, you’re fucked. Even then, you’re forced to drive into town to shop with them once every couple of weeks. It fucking sucks.
I regret moving here now. I regret listening to my parents when they said I should move away from home for opportunity. I regret leaving my childhood community, moving away from my parents. Now my wife and I struggle to find a way to watch our kids, have jobs, and have the energy to care for the home and properly teach our children how to be good people. We're stretched too thin and have little familial support.
When our parents ask how they can help, we say don't send money. We say we just need them physically to be with their grandkids. But here is the thing: none of us want to move to where the others are because MOST PLACES SUCK NOW.
At family gatherings we fantasize about buying land somewhere and building a community. But most of the family is older now and this won't realistically happen. My wife and I are the only ones with kids, and there is only one other couple who might have them. Our generation was demoralized to the point where most fail to reproduce now.
But, I still have hope. Our strong and lucky will survive, our strong and lucky will reproduce. Keep fighting, keep living, and never stop being the strength your children need.