I live in a very small town in West Virginia where everybody and their mama knows everyone. I'm originally from Indiana and did not go to high school here, so I'm kinda an outsider too. I've adjusted over the 7 years I have been here, but occasionally I get that "you're a yankee" glare.

I wouldn't let them drive you from your home. I'd fight back. Don't let them think they can bother you. Eventually it will stop. I used to live in this VERY small town deep in the woods, called Helen West Virginia... literally everyone was kin. For some reason when I first moved there my landlords daughter hated me, for no damn reason. Thus the rest of the town hated me too. It got so bad that they broke into my apartment, into my car... threatened me.. all sorts of stuff. But I didn't let it drive me away. I paid my rent, kept my mouth shut, but kept my head up (not showing fear), and eventually they left me alone. I even made a couple friends by the end of it.

It's hard when your kid is involved, I know... but running away is not the answer. Keep trying to talk to them, keep demanding their attention.