A Day, in the Life, of a "REDNECK"
Venturing Back to My Roots
I use to hate so much that I was considered a "Redneck" growing up. Don't get me wrong, I had fun in any activity I joined in on, but I always thought I was missing out; there were bigger better things in the world.
I moved to a bigger city when I was about 20. Let me enlighten you on a big city, if you are familiar with Johnstown, PA it's the one I am talking about. Most would say this isn't much of a city at all. If you where from where I am, it is a city believe me.
Moving there, to the city had changed my mind about bigger and better things. Surrounded by constant murder, drug abuse, robbery, rape, and whatever else was a complete change of life for me. I began to think, it wasn't the surroundings that made you who you where. It is you who make what your surrounds are.
I had a son and as much as I thought I hated the "Redneck" upbringing, I know now it was a great way to grow up, and wanted the same for my son. My fiancee and I decided we were moving into a very small town. When I say small, I mean there is a post office, fire station, municipal building, community center and small gestation-diner up the road, that is it.
Do you know what we all do now for recreational activity? We walk, have camp fires, go four wheeling, grow gardens, split fire wood, and play in the creeks. I love it, and my son loves it, and that's all that matter.
Just goes to show you, no matter how hard, or how much you want to, a person never forgets their roots or where they came from. It will forever and always be a part of who you are.
Therefore I will forever and always be a "Redneck" and say yins better of enjoyed this writing here I just did! Ha Ha
Published by *Shell*
A young mother of 1 and expecting. Currently a stay at home mother enjoying the time spent with her son and husband and working on freelance writing, and freelance transcription. View profile
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Post a CommentEveryone has a redneck bone in them I say! There is nothing wrong with that, if you think about, we all started out "Redneck" in American, I beleive the "Redneck" definition, is a person who can live off the land, is resourceful, carefree, hardworking... one with nature, almost like a Native American.
bravo! haha! i love your sentiment. but, i will say, i went to a Big school, in a big town/small city which was adjoining The City (NYC) and to amuse ourselves; with all these stimuli and all these various things to do; up and through high school; we'd walk around, go into the woods and make bonfires, jump from the ropeswing, and otherwise entertain ourselves, so the Redneck thing is just as close in the big towns as the small ones (btw...for all the plastic people in Los Angeles, where i live now, I am AMAZED at how many pickup trucks and chaw spitting goes on here too; we're never too far from a redneck.) (that's probably why Jeff Foxworthy was so popular)