She was grandmotherly and sat in her lawn chair on the front porch, decked out in her apron, snapping beans that she had grown in her garden and tossing them into a colander. Our cul-de-sac neighbors included an elderly childless couple who doted on the kids who lived around the cul-de-sac and across the street. On top of that, my house was in a cul-de-sac, which was perfect for biking, roller skating, playing two-square, kickball, Duke’s of Hazard, Star Wars, etc. I was super blessed to grow up in the suburbs in the 1970s. I think the presence of Good Neighbor Moms help determine whether a neighborhood, and the kids who live there, will thrive. It made me think about how my mom had done this same thing, and how I had provided a safe place for neighbor kids to play in our yard as my kids were growing up. She kind of said this in passing, but I think her presence in her neighborhood is critical, and what she does by offering supervision to the neighbor kids is sacred work. She lives in kind of a rough neighborhood and some of the kids don’t have bikes. The title of her book was, “Here Goes Nothing, An Introvert’s Reckless Attempt at Loving Her Neighbor.” During the interview, she mentioned that she kept extra bikes in the garage for neighbor kids. Recently, I attended a virtual workshop featuring an author who touted herself as an introvert. Written by Laura Mize, City of Excelsior Springs Neighborhoods
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