Adding my voice to the red pepper crowd.

It is lovely there, quiet with a ton of benches to chill at and people watch.

I’m taking a class that has prep for Security+ and I’m relatively new to the area so I wouldn’t mind making friends. I’m currently aiming for an undergraduate in Cybersecurity, which I know isn’t necessary, but I want to conduct research in the future.

They make bags that attach to the leash for this reason, you don’t have to touch anything!

I was about to post the exact same question lol, thanks to everyone for your input.

Yeah, we double bag too. It is really dumb.

Same here, my partner and I got sick over Christmas and got it prescribed and picked up within hours. We are both in our our early 30s and have some risk factors.

Why are you asking people on the internet this over and over? Why not speak to a professional who can help you mitigate your family tensions and teach you better ways to communicate your concerns to your son and in turn listen to his reasoning?

Instead you are telling strangers how much the towns they live in suck and exposing many details about your personal life.

I say this as a person who has been to therapy, you won’t find what you are looking for on Reddit you’ll find it in speaking with a qualified professional psychologist or LCSW.

Yeah, I’m rooting for your son to do what he wants with his own life. You sound very controlling in this and should seek therapy to understand why comparing your son a dog might make him want to move away.

Yeah we have this guy over on the Worcester sub too. I think whoever this is they are deeply unwell because in every single post they bring up Holden MA, their ethnicity, and money as quantified by what tech or luxury goods you can afford and I’ve seen this at least three times.

I think for being the second largest city in New England these stats don’t seem too bad.