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Kansas City Life Short Story

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It was nighttime when we arrived in Kansas City. Downtown was lit up like an architectural wonder and I watched our kid's eyes sparkle with captivation. We were greeted with the splendid scent of mouth-watering food, the chatters of people, and the high energy of city life. We were all entranced. We never realized how lonely our lives were before we moved here.

Before I go further, I need to tell you about a memory. Back in the year 2001 I met my now husband of 13 years and fell in love instantly. One of my favorite memories of him is watching him twirl glow sticks into the air perfectly to the rhythm of electronic music. Not long after that, we got married and started a family. Our family was our tribe, but as time goes on, kids grow up, you realize that your kids are going to move out one day and start their own families. It can become lonely in our older years without them. That's why it's so important to find your people, your home, your tribe. …show more content…

Yes, that's a great thing, but like I said before, time goes and before too long my husband and I were feeling the loneliness of a secluded family life. Moving to a new city felt like we could be setting up ourselves to be even lonelier. While we've always loved being the psychedelic sheep of the family, we were moving to a place where we didn't know a single soul. Unbeknownst to us, Kansas City would be the place that we could finally call home, and also found our home in

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