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Mr. Roger In My Neighborhood
Mr. Roger’s legacy lives on forever and ever as we all strive to live together in harmony with at least one angel in the midst!!!
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers
We moved to our neighborhood about two years ago and my husband became friendly right away with a few of the neighbors. Me, I was a bit more apprehensive and reserved. I like to watch and observe before I interact with another especially a neighbor. The last thing one would want is to end up with a nightmare of a neighbor or get off on the wrong foot with a new neighbor. My husband had no filters meaning he lived carefree like a child, no consequences, just being. While I had tons of filters. Living in New York most of my life, taught me how to always guard my every move and keep one eye on my neighbors. Doing this, I survived. All my years, I have never ended up with a nightmare of a neighbor and didn’t plan to change that in the new neighborhood.
Nevertheless, my actions did not deter my husband. He went his merry way day after day and month after month talking to our neighbors as I looked on suspiciously. It took me almost a year, to begin interacting with my neighbors.
On the right side of our house was a very young couple with a young baby, the left…