There's nothing quite like growing up in suburbia: The smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of neighbors' kids playing down the block, deer hanging out in your front lawn. Here are some hilarious suburban memories (and struggles) that just might ring a bell if you grew up outside the big city:
#GrowingUpInTheSuburbs no such thing as "walking distance"
— Le'Shoota #16 (@PoptartsN_Thots) July 19, 2015
“@bridgie_xoxo: I hate my neighbors pic.twitter.com/eN0cyhEV0t” #SuburbProbs
— iAint Toby (@TheKrowned_King) May 7, 2014
#GrowingUpInTheSuburbs Having herds of deer just roaming your neighborhood.
— Frãñk Brūčkner ™ (@Frank_B_3) July 23, 2015
#growingupinCT meeting up with friends every Saturday just to walk around the mall and see who was there..
— gucci, burr (@ShylaBrathwaite) July 17, 2015
Just finished bagging the 32nd bag of leaves! Took me 6 hours. Feeling accomplished. The yard is ready for Spring!! pic.twitter.com/Tp4KaY6DF5
— William Huang (@williamthuang88) March 22, 2016
#SmallTownProbs pic.twitter.com/OnEzZnHp9T
— Bama Nurse (@bama_nurse) April 5, 2016
I love #SuburbanProblems. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/eP6tlbspNN
— Sarah Carter (@HeyCarterbee) March 25, 2016
#growingupinthesuburbs having to wait till you're out of your neighborhood till you can turn up your music
— katdog (@QueenKatth) July 21, 2015
#GrowingUpinTheSuburbs speed bumps every where
— YUNG FLEX (@devinTsanders) July 20, 2015
#GrowingUpInTheSuburbs
— Mango Sorbaé (@BienSur_JeTaime) July 19, 2015
Cop: We got a report of a wild party
Me: We just have the radio on... and it's 10 am...
I just raked leaves for 20 minutes and feel like I'm dying #suburbanstruggles
— Sarah Cahill DeLoca (@SarahDeLoca) November 21, 2015
I love the kid that lives down the street...but I do not love the ball he is hitting against his garage door #suburbanproblems
— Crycket Stephenson (@Crycke7) March 22, 2016
I just parallel parked like a city girl!! #SuburbanProblems #Chicago
— Melaka Fray (@M_Fray) February 19, 2016
I may have been raised in the suburbs of the city but this girl loves the country and knows how to pitch a tent. 🌳🍃🌾 pic.twitter.com/jVlcBDSEne
— Madison Kulik (@Mads_Kulik) July 25, 2013
#GrowingUpinSuburbia hope you're not broke cause all there is to do for fun is shop
— sam hunter (@shunterr_) July 21, 2015
When people ask where you're from & you go into a long rant describing your town in relation to the closest city. #smalltownproblems
— Small Town Problems (@SmallTwnProbs) April 28, 2016
#mosquitoprobs pic.twitter.com/wUwosFgNDN
— Lauren Young (@LaurBeav) July 22, 2015
They just called in for reinforcements to staff the Costco Cafe. #suburbanlife pic.twitter.com/ICadHWwkY6
— Matt Palmer (@mattpalmer1978) May 1, 2016
No pressure is greater than when the neighbors mow their lawn rendering your yard to look tackily unkept #SuburbanStruggles
— Matt Fleming (@_FlemDog_) July 16, 2015
Is it too much to ask for a snow day tomorrow
— Taylor Huff (@taylorhuff96) May 5, 2016
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