It wasn't as dismissive as it could have been. He almost wanted to argue, point out that no college cared about a damn popularity contest, especially when you compared it to grades or athletics, but it was pointless.
College? Hardly anyone in Harmony went to college. The town was small enough that you'd miss it if you blinked while driving through. Kids started working for their parents as soon as they were old enough to carry a tray or bag groceries and Tom was no exception. If anything, the expectations were higher for him. Axel, too -- fathers both pillars of the community, both expecting their sons to take over for them when they decided it was time to retire and get fat off the business instead of working it.
Nobody left Harmony, but if you had to stay there, it was good to be a Hanniger or a Palmer.
"Your dad's never gonna let you go. Neither one of us is getting out of here. They've got everything planned out until we hit retirement."
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Date: 2013-12-19 07:17 am (UTC)It wasn't as dismissive as it could have been. He almost wanted to argue, point out that no college cared about a damn popularity contest, especially when you compared it to grades or athletics, but it was pointless.
College? Hardly anyone in Harmony went to college. The town was small enough that you'd miss it if you blinked while driving through. Kids started working for their parents as soon as they were old enough to carry a tray or bag groceries and Tom was no exception. If anything, the expectations were higher for him. Axel, too -- fathers both pillars of the community, both expecting their sons to take over for them when they decided it was time to retire and get fat off the business instead of working it.
Nobody left Harmony, but if you had to stay there, it was good to be a Hanniger or a Palmer.
"Your dad's never gonna let you go. Neither one of us is getting out of here. They've got everything planned out until we hit retirement."