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The Kids Are Not Alright In This Bland Midwest Suburb

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Apr 02, 2023
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The Breakfast Club

Growing up in a major city where my high school didn’t have an athletic field and there were no school buses to pick us up, I felt a tinge of envy for all those who had the “normal” suburban life. I would have liked to have the sprawling laws and lunches on the quad.

The older I get though, the more thankful I am to have had an urban c…

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