Suburban Hell and Why kids are Healthier in my Urban Neighborhood

Don't stand near the road, she shouted to the kids talking to me.

Say hello to your grandmother, her mother said.
EXCUSE ME, I'm having a conversation! the girl replied.

I didn't know Woonsocket had a serial killer in 2004, how did I miss that? The mother said to me.
Be glad you did, I replied. Spare yourself some retroactive worrying.