I've lived in Lake Forest for 35 years now. I'm very sorry that you were treated in this manner. I am a Caucasian, and I would have accepted you as my neighbor 100% as long as you were a pleasant and forthright in your interactions with me. I would have made you feel welcome and a full part of the neighborhood. That being said, I am moving out of California within a few months, as soon as I can sell my house. I just don't feel connected to anyone here other than my immediate neighbors. I am single, and I think that is a large part of it. I have lived in the same home for 35 years and I think I am the only single woman on the street. The rest of the street is a mix of new young families and married people my age whose children have moved out like mine has. Although, in at least 3 of the homes close to me, the kids have moved back home, bringing their spouse and children with them. They are living with parents to try to save up for a small home in Orange County. With the home prices as they are, that is going to be a tough thing to do. My son said he realized if he wants to own a home, he has to leave the state to do so. He is looking in Arizona this weekend. Again, I'm sorry you faced such disgausting racism here and I wish I had had the opportunity to show you that we are not all like that. I was married when I moved here originally, divorced, and decided to keep the house to raise my son in. I don't regret that, but now that he is grown and on his own, I want a community that is welcoming, especially if I am not married with 2 children, as is the norm for Lake Forest.
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