Whether you love it or hate it, if you grew up in a small town, you have experienced these 24 things.
1. You knew everyone's first, middle, and last name, and probably even their parent's and siblings' names
2. The dating scene was so small that you and your friends sometimes dated the same people
3. Your town had one, maybe two, stop lights
4. No matter where you lived in town, you could get to the school in under ten minutes
5. You had the same group of friends since kindergarten
6. Your principle knew you by your first name
7. Breakups were hard because you were in biology, gym, and art club together
8. You had teachers that remembered your parents or your siblings
9. If a sports team was having a good season, they were treated like royalty all year
10. Clubs were so small that most people had a leadership position
11. The few businesses your town had were BOOMING because no one wanted to drive 30 minutes for better stuff
12. You became close with teachers because you had them multiple times a day for different subjects
13. The homecoming dance was held inside the school gym
14. You couldn't do anything bad because you'd be branded the rest of your high school career
15. Everyone knew everyone's else's business
16. Your response when people ask you where you're from is the closest well-known city because you know no one has ever heard of your town
17. The "cool place" to hang out was the school parking lot
18. Without a doubt, you always ran into someone you knew when you ran errands
19. Football is the town's main source of entertainment
20. Most families in your town have been there for generations
21. When someone's family was having a hard time, the town supported them in whatever way possible
22. You often heard "I'm sorry, I already bought..." when asking people to buy something for a fundraiser
23. Everyone couldn't wait to graduate and leave town
24. But once you did, you realized you missed it, even just a little bit