People often ask me if I loved growing up in northern New Hampshire. Of the many times I’ve been asked this question, I have to assume my answers have varied at times, especially depending on my age when asked. Most recently, when someone asked me this, I paused for a moment before answering. I gave it some thought, and then, I told them the truth: No, I didn’t always love growing up here. Sometimes I liked it, sometimes I maybe even loved it, but there were certainly times I didn’t, too. I think it’s safe to assume every young person feels that way from time to time, no matter where they live, which is why I often feel conflicted as to how to answer that question.

On one hand, when I was very young, I didn’t know anything else, and therefore didn’t know what I was or wasn’t missing out on.

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