“I never wanted to have kids. I never wanted a woman who already had kids. But I met my wife, Aida, who is eight years older than me, and she just changed me. “Sometimes it takes someone who is more mature...
“My father was a towboat captain, my grandfather was a towboat captain and all my uncles were towboat captains. I grew up wanting to emulate my dad, since he was my hero. “When I was 4½, he started taking me out...
“I’m 27, but people seem to think I’m a lot younger. Just recently, a little girl tried to ask me to play with her when I was out here with my boyfriend. It gets a little frustrating. It’s cute when it’s...
“My grandmother, who is 85, walked everywhere in Baytown. People would comment on how strong a woman she is for walking all the way from Texas Avenue to Walmart and back. Even though she knows how to drive and has a...
“I’ve been playing drums for about 10 years, and I plan on going to music school. I’m applying to Musicians Institute in California. I want to get my bachelor’s in music performance. With that, I’ll basically be a professional musician, and...
“I had my son when I was 20. I was a single mom trying to make it, working two jobs and going to school. Then I met my fiancé, and we got pregnant in 2013. “Everything was fine with the pregnancy....
“They said it was a prolapsed cord, when the umbilical cord goes into the birth canal before the baby. So she was pressing up against it, and that cut off her oxygen. “After her funeral and when we went home, my...
“Since my daughter was stillborn, I’ve become very vocal about the topic. I’ve had people reach out to me and ask if I can speak with someone who experienced something similar. “At first, I was tentative to do it because it...
“Sometimes it gets really awkward, especially when someone asks how many kids you have and you’re not quite sure how to answer. Normally I say, well, I have my 7-year-old son and I have my daughter in heaven. That usually either...
“MEND has this thing in October, which is Infant Awareness Loss Month, where they have a balloon release in memory of those who passed away. My fiancé actually proposed to me there. He wanted to incorporate my daughter into the engagement,...
