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The Problem With Neighborhood Rut
The phenomenon you're talking about here, hometown rut, is why we turn into angsty teenagers when we go home to our parents. The good news is that as our identity becomes more solid in who we are, we start to hold our ground a little bit more. It's 100% natural for you to regress a bit with old friends. And over time, you'll start to grow more and more into the adult we all like to think we are.