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[quote=Anonymous]I lived in a small town (population 20,000) before moving here.  I am a doctor, so finding a job in the local hospital was easy.  It was the small, easy, slower pace of life that you mentioned.  There wasn't a ton to do, but everything was easy to get to and participate in.  80% of kids athletics take place at the YMCA until third grade or so.  Our children's librarian was very dedicated and had tons of storylines and science Fridays with the kids at the branch campus of a local college.  
My kids spent a lot of time playing outside with other kids, working and digging up worms in the garden, cooking, and canning.  Almost everyone had a garden and canned and froze things in season.  There was no such thing as a food desert there.  Even people so poor they had dirt floors still had access to fresh fruits and vegetables. 
It was hard to make friends, and you have to let go of the idea that your friends are going to be just like you.  In the city, a lot of our friends are other two-physician couples with small children.  In the country, my best friend was a SAHM who lived in a trailer park.   We also had friends who were much older and younger than us and had different SES, older kids, or no kids.

We ultimately ended up moving because a small town is where your career goes to die, and DH wanted to work with people who were much younger and closer to the brink of death.  [/quote]

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