We moved to this house in 1994. One of the attractions to this neighborhood was the predominance of basketball hoops in the driveways; with two teenage boys still at home, it was definitely a selling point.
Fast forward to 2009. The basketball hoops are still there but the teenage boys are not. None. To our west we now have a young family with 3 little boys, the oldest of whom is in 1st grade. To our east is another young family with a 4 year old boy and a 2 year old girl.
We love watching these children play outside our front window. They run back and forth across our yard, learning to ride bikes, playing super heroes and today, conquering a huge mound of topsoil that was delivered to one driveway. I wish I could share a picture, but they are not my children and they have a right to privacy.
So when did this happen? When did we become the "old folks" on the block?
Why didn't I see this coming?
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I know what you mean. Right now our street is mostly retired people. We had the last teenager on the street. Then you worry about if they wake up every one when they come in late at night...(o: Actually one son had a motor cycle for awhile...that was really loud at 1 o'clock at night.
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