“Growing up with my biological mother wasn’t the most fun time ever. After she and my father split up and he moved down here to live in Texas, we were bouncing around from apartment to apartment. It was pretty crazy. I...
“When my dad moved down here to start a better life for himself, I was about 9 or 10. It was pretty traumatizing for me because I loved him so much. He is not my biological dad, but he is like...
“When I moved down here, I began staying with my aunt, who is my dad’s sister. She took me in as part of her family. She adopted me to her heart. She really became my mom. She would do anything for...
“When I was young, I always wanted everything to go well and for everyone to be happy. If something bad was going on I would say, ‘Don’t forget to smile. Everything is going to be OK.’ “When I would run away...
“I started making YouTube videos about five years ago. The biggest reason was to help remind people that they’re never alone. No matter what they’re going through, they can count on me and others to always be there to support them....
“I’m 6-3. With the hair, I guess I look a little taller. Our family is pretty tall. My dad is like 6-2. My granddad is about 6-3. My other granddad is pretty tall as well. So I knew I’d be tall,...
“I learned how to be a mother before I learned how to be a kid. I kind of raised my two younger sisters. I took care of them. I made sure they got to school all right and that their clothes...
“I had this big house, and I liked being around kids. So I decided to have a daycare. “At first I kept one or two kids in my home, and then it grew to about 17 kids with just me. Oh,...
“I’m originally from New York. I came to Texas to visit my brother, who was just getting out of the Air Force. It was supposed to be a three-week visit, but he moved back home and I stayed. “I met my...
I met this young man on the Lee College campus, where we spent a few minutes discussing his passion: music. A member of his church and school choirs growing up, he plans to major in music education. “I always had a...
