{"id":341703,"date":"2026-06-18T19:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341703\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:13:42","slug":"things-that-only-make-sense-if-you-grew-up-in-a-small-texas-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341703\/","title":{"rendered":"Things That Only Make Sense If You Grew Up In A Small Texas Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re from a little West Texas town like Brownfield, Littlefield, Levelland, Post, Slaton, Tahoka, Floydada, and dozens of others, chances are, you shared a few experiences that people from big cities will never quite understand.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of things that only make sense to people who grew up in ultra-small West Texas towns:<\/p>\n<p>Everybody Knew Your Parents<\/p>\n<p>You couldn&#8217;t get away with anything at all because everybody, and I mean, everybody, knew your parents.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night Football Was More Like A Holiday<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t just feel like another teenage sporting event.<\/p>\n<p>The entire town showed up, even people with zero connection to the teams.<\/p>\n<p>How much catching up can you really do with people who can&#8217;t help but see every single day?<\/p>\n<p>Directions Were Based on Buildings That No Longer Existed<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just on the other side of the old feed lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Turn where the movie theater used to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>None of those places exist anymore, but nobody is giving them up when it comes to directing traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/lubbock-free-cooling-areas\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Free Cooling Centers In Lubbock For The Summer Heat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cruising Was A Legitimate Activity<\/p>\n<p>There was nowhere to go. Just drive around, listen to jams, and see who else is out doing the same. Simple fun.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody Waves At Everybody Driving By<\/p>\n<p>This one is hard to get used to if you aren&#8217;t familiar with it. I remember seeing people waving at me the very first day I moved to a small town. I was very confused. Turns out, people are just friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Everybody Had A Nickname<\/p>\n<p>Bubba. Scooter. Red.<\/p>\n<p>My friend&#8217;s dad&#8217;s nickname was &#8220;Tater.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was always weird calling her dad that, but&#8230; it&#8217;s what he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>What about your small town?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you can think of even more! Drop them in the comments below this article, and a big shout-out to all the small West Texas towns that jam us on the radio! We love you!<\/p>\n<p>Why Here? The Stories That Brought Us to Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>Whether you couldn&#8217;t wait to get here or got sucked back in after trying your luck elsewhere, you&#8217;re here. See if you can relate to any of these stories. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll bet my bottom dollar that you do. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n<p>We Asked Lubbock: What\u2019s a Lie You Told as a Kid That You Actually Got Away With?<\/p>\n<p>Some of you are pretty naughty!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you&#8217;re from a little West Texas town like Brownfield, Littlefield, Levelland, Post, Slaton, Tahoka, Floydada, and dozens&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-341703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}