Raising Lexington
Raising Lexington: Love Thy Neighbor
With life increasingly busy sometimes we forget that a good neighbor can make life much easier
Growing up in a town very similar to Lexington for close to 20 years, I got to know my neighbors very well. I recall many times when a neighbor picked me up from school, ballet class or kept me from being locked out of the house. Some neighbors became lifelong friends celebrating holidays and vacations together. As a child I learned a lot from these friendships but also from the friendships I saw my parents having with our neighbors. When you are young you don’t always think of your parents as people with friends. Parents work, help with homework and play catch, but kids often forget that parents have social needs too and those needs include close friends. Now that I am settled into my home in my neighborhood, it is very important for me …
