Hillsboro Texas 76645

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

I lived in Hillsboro back before there was a Super Wal-Mart. The only reason to stop there is to shop at the outlets. There are some nice stores in the downtown area but frankly I can't stand the place. There are alot nicer towns out there.

[lindafromuk]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

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I totally agree with you about Hillsboro. I know the town, many people who live there, and am familiar with the schools. By the way, the assistant principal at the junior high was born, raised, and graduated from Hillsboro HS.

The only thing I can think of as to why that assistant teacher made the ridiculous and obvious ignorant comment is because she is jealous of you and the intelligence you exhibit. This is very threatening to many who are a lacking in smarts and common sense. She was trying to make you look uneducated so she would look better. Very often, these people are extremely defensive because of their shortcomings in the field of education. Then you have the opposite end of the spectrum, those that think because they have a degree, they are indeed top-notch people. As we both know, this is not the case.

About a year or so ago, I met a British woman in Hillsboro and was so delighted to speak to someone who spoke well and carried on an intelligent conversation. I also met her young son and he as well was a delight and a rarity to find such in small towns in Texas. Keep in mind it isn't you; they are just so "not sure" of themselves and when faced with a newcomer from another country yet, it probably makes them fidget within their own skin.

There are many well-educated and well-versed teachers in Texas, but trust me, I know what you mean about the Bubbas and the like. One wonders how in the world they received a college degree and are hired to teach our children. When the teachers talk as poorly as the kids, it's not disgusting. When they can't even write a letter that is above what a 4th grader could write, it's pretty scary. It will just go on and on and on.


Anyway, I wish you the best on your search for a better place. Will you be staying in Texas? If so, be careful as you will find this type of mentality just about anywhere in the South, at least that's what I've observed for many, many years.

Thank you for replying, Canine Castle. Yes, I absolutely agree with your comments regarding the frightfulness of some teachers vocabulary, grammer and punctuation etc! I am so glad that you can empathize, if Hillsboro had many more people like you, then my family would stay!

We are moving up to West Des Moines in Iowa, and hopefully as it is rather a large city, we will be able to integrate more, and have more chance to participate in enjoyable activities. etc. My two sons also will be able to experience more of this great America, I feel, without the restrictions of a rather backward town, as Hillsboro seems to be.

I am so glad that you met an English lady in Hillsboro. As far as I know there are only two of us, and I am the only one with a young son, so perhaps it was me. Anyway, thank you for your kind words, you sound as if you have had quite a lot of experience travelling, and I am glad that you also can look at Hillsboro from the outside, as it were, and observe pertinently!

America is a great and lovely country, and I count it on a par with my home country as the top in the world. I just wish that Hillsboro could be a bit more open and receptive to newcomers, and realise that they do not represent a threat; quite the opposite, perhaps we could learn from them, and them from us, to the mutual advantage of us all. Sadly, it does not seem to be so.

Good luck to you Canine Castle, and it has been a pleasure to cyber-chat!

[Canine*Castle]

lindafromuk ~ The woman I met had a son in junior high. He may be a freshman now or maybe still in 8th grade. I just can't quite remember when I met her. I think the boy's name was like in three parts, but I may be totally off on that. Maybe it was Tyler something-something.

Maybe when you get to Iowa, you'll post on that forum. I'll watch for it. Again, I wish the very best for you.

I don't blame you one bit. I could never live in Hillsboro; it's a sorry town in my opinion and although I don't live far from it, I avoid it at all costs. I'd rather shop the Wal-Mart in Cleburne than the one in Hillsboro.

Actually, I'm working on leaving Hill County one of these days but until the time is right, I'm basically stuck. The whole county in general leaves a lot to be desired.

[Canine*Castle]

It just hit me; I now think his name was Anthony, not Tyler.

Texans should be thanking the Brits for what they did to gain Texas' independence. I do hope they know there were many from that country fighting for this and very few Texans. Most of the people were from elsewhere, not here.

[lindafromuk]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

It just hit me; I now think his name was Anthony, not Tyler.

Texans should be thanking the Brits for what they did to gain Texas' independence. I do hope they know there were many from that country fighting for this and very few Texans. Most of the people were from elsewhere, not here.

Thank you so much for your kind words, Canine*Castle. I was suprised when visiting the Alamo for the first time to see so many Anglo Saxon names listed on the memorial monument. By co-incidence, my husband's distant relatives (Robinson clan) had a member who fought. My husband's main hobby is military history, and he was pleased at this link.

I do think that you did meet and chat with my son and myself, we do have a "double-barrel" surname (as we say in Britain and Scotland).

You say that you are stuck in Hill County for the present, I do so hope that you can move eventually, and find somewhere more suitable. Many parts of Texas are lovely, I particularly love Austin and its arts/music scene, and the west of Austin has lovely countryside, although too isolated for my taste (we had a ranch out there for a while).

One other point that I should have made about Hillsboro, those that do grow up there, and then return later in life, can see both sides of the coin, as it were. They have experienced other cities/states etc and can be much more objective about small town living, and the problems that one encounters in a closed community, but also are enough of a native to be able to be accepted, along with fresh ideas and motivation. My problem was being born and bought up on the other side of the pond!

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by lindafromuk

Thank you so much for your kind words, Canine*Castle. I was suprised when visiting the Alamo for the first time to see so many Anglo Saxon names listed on the memorial monument. By co-incidence, my husband's distant relatives (Robinson clan) had a member who fought. My husband's main hobby is military history, and he was pleased at this link.

I do think that you did meet and chat with my son and myself, we do have a "double-barrel" surname (as we say in Britain and Scotland).

You say that you are stuck in Hill County for the present, I do so hope that you can move eventually, and find somewhere more suitable. Many parts of Texas are lovely, I particularly love Austin and its arts/music scene, and the west of Austin has lovely countryside, although too isolated for my taste (we had a ranch out there for a while).

One other point that I should have made about Hillsboro, those that do grow up there, and then return later in life, can see both sides of the coin, as it were. They have experienced other cities/states etc and can be much more objective about small town living, and the problems that one encounters in a closed community, but also are enough of a native to be able to be accepted, along with fresh ideas and motivation. My problem was being born and bought up on the other side of the pond!

Well, it's a small world indeed. I still remember what you both look like.

I prefer small town living after being raised in a large city. Well, actually I don't want to live in any town and will only reside away from the town. Nevertheless, I pretty much "keep to myself" and don't get mixed up in that which I don't have to mix. Craziness in people is something I try to avoid at all costs. Sometimes as in school situations, this cannot be avoided but don't think for a minute that I don't fuss and moan about the mentality with which I deal every day. I just finished venting on the phone with a dear friend who lives in Washington state about some of the people I'm around each and every day. Common sense absolutely died many years ago.

My daughter is a high school counselor in the Arlington ISD and often she will say, "Mom, I'm worn out with what I have to deal with on a daily basis." I asked, "Are the kids getting you down?" Her answer, "No, the kids are fine, but the adults and the teachers so absolutely stupid."

So, there you have it. It's all around us in the cities and small towns. Education isn't what it used to be.

[love roses]

I've just been lurking on this one, but had to chime in about what your daughter says. My neighbor was a teacher and said the same exact thing, but at the school she taught at she also had a problem with the principal.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by love roses

I've just been lurking on this one, but had to chime in about what your daughter says. My neighbor was a teacher and said the same exact thing, but at the school she taught at she also had a problem with the principal.

My daughter's principal is well liked by her. Unfortunately, people are lacking in intelligence with or without a degree and one can't really blame a principal for that. Of course, the principal has to "make the teachers mind," so to speak, but giving them common sense and intelligence is something he or she can't do, for the most part anyway. I know there are always exceptions to every rule though. Maybe one can help someone in common sense and choices, but intelligence......You either have it or you don't, and there is no college degree out there that guarantees that one will have it no matter how much one pushes, "I have a degree" down one's throat."

[jjcarlson]

This grieves me to read all these negative threads about my town of Hillsboro. It grieves me that as a Hillsboro native in my late twenties, we've neglected to be welcoming and enticing to newcomers. I did grow up here and went away to college at TCU (couldn't stray far) and returned thereafter. I must say there is some truth to the threads. There is no movie theater, super target, or community pool. And you must count church and Wal-Mart as an activity. However, people don't live here because of all that. They live here to raise their kids and retire in a small town. Because it's salt of the earth, no traffic, down to earth people ... it's cheap to live here. There's Waco, Cleburne, fort worth 40 minutes or less away. They live here because they know the lady at Williams hamburgers can also make their kid a birthday cake. They live here because the churches really do seek out the lost and minister to the needy. They live here because although they give up the ammenities of big city life, they gain much more in the peacefulness and laid back atmosphere of Hillsboro, TX. It is growing, and true not by leaps and bounds. And there's a younger generation of decision makers that will hopefully steer Hillsboro into a more welcoming and inviting place to live. I love it. Or I wouldn't be here.