Thanks safetyshield for writing. Yes, the only reason I moved down here was because both my daughters and their families are down this way. But, I had no idea that neither of them liked the town I'm living in ..... they never told me that. They actually found this place but never said a word. Both of them live way out in the countryside ..... like 50 min. into the countryside, so to them this isn't country. But it is to me after living right on the edges of a nice town in a condo where there were always people coming and going, I knew everyone, and even if I was bored and had nothing to do, I could literally take my pup for a walk and always run into friends. Well, she's dead now and even when she was still alive, there literally is no place to walk around here, so I really feel stuck. It's been over a week and I have not been out of the house except to get the mail. I have 1 neighbor I talk to now and then, but the rest aren't around. I've gone up to them when I've seen them and introduced myself, and they're nice enough, then ..... but that's as far as it goes. They stick to their own family groups for everything. My main place in MD to make friends was at church, but there isn't one down here, and while I've tried ones similar, they're very ethnic, and again stay in their own little group. I'm giving it til Spring, but that's it. I know my girls will be upset and I'm really sorry about that, but this is just not for me. I needed to stay where I was and had been for over 30 years. And, having their Dad (my X) down here doesn't help at all either. This is a very strange area ..... my sil, when talking about this one day, told me that this town was never meant to be a town. Some wealthy folks years ago gave a huge amount of land to a school to build down here, which they did. Now the town is essentially the school and it encompasses everything. Believe it or not, the students, when I see them in a store or somewhere, are nicer and more willing to talk than their adult counterparts! Go figure.
abby