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43. Born and raised in NY. Moved to TX at age 20. Moved to PA in in 1999

Thu Jan 8, 2015, 08:16 PM

Jan 2015

My mom left my dad and took us all to Texas because her friend moved there, in the hopes of finding work. Back in 1980 (I know I'm giving my age away, but WTH), the unemployment rate in NY was horrid and my mom, who was a displaced homemaker, had no way of finding work in NY. In TX, at that same time, the labor market was tight and employers would take people off the street if need be.

Needless to say, I didn't have a choice about moving to TX; either I went there or I'd face certain death. I was a favorite target of gangs, which were running rampant.

Fast forward 19 years later: I moved back up north, only this time Pennsylvania, where I still live. Even though I got my higher education down South, I couldn't fit in there, so I went back (close to) home.

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