Diana Tucker:  

My journey began in Petaluma where I'd spent the richest years of my youth. Some parents of the children I went to school with had gone all the way through school with my mother years before. Petaluma was a quaint, safe, and family oriented community. I remember walking quite a long distance to school, and riding my bike until dark. We would play while unattended (gasp), and if you didn't know someone you'd just met chances were they knew your family, friends, or peers etc. We rarely locked our doors, and strangers were people you were to be kind to, not be fearful of. I treasure those times in my heart, and am very grateful to have experienced such a gift. How life has changed... We'd moved to Rohnert Park when I was thirteen, leaving my safety net behind in Petaluma that I had been sheltered by my entire life, and needless to say I didn't adjust very well. I was the new kid on the block and felt very afraid and vulnerable. For those who knew me then you may never ...Expand for more