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At 6:03 PM, I was born via c-section after 2 weeks of being late!
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I don't remember this, but Mom said I moved to the house when I was almost 2 years old, and that is where I lived most of my childhood.
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Although my dad had begun his affair when I was about 2 years old, he officially moved out when I was 4 years old, right before my 5th birthday.
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In first grade on my land back home (Mississippi), I was dragged on my face for 3 yards on gravel at about 25 miles per hour in an off road vehicle thing before it ran over my back, causing permanent back issues that would later be discovered.
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After being bullied in my tiny private school for 7 years for being the weird kid, I started public school.
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A few weeks before my 16th birthday, I moved to Oklahoma with my mom.
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Grammie helped raise me when my home became too dangerous, and she passed away a few weeks after moving to Oklahoma. We had a plan to go get her from Mississippi, but she passed before we had the chance to say goodbye.
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I traveled from Oklahoma to Mississippi and back (about 10 hours minimum each way) within one weekend to bring back my rag doll kitten to Oklahoma
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A friend I had just made who helped me when nobody else would... somebody who helped me find my voice in the short amount of time I knew him. He took his own life the day before my 18th birthday, four days after stopping my own suicide.
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Class of 2016, Edmond Memorial High school
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Going to my family's alma mater, Mississippi State University. Hail state!
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I was miserable in MSU due to many many reasons, and I made the decision to move back to Oklahoma
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While I did not know at the time that he was not a good man, I still learned so much on how to carry myself, what I deserve, and a plethora of other lessons that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
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Due to the spinal injury from first grade after being run over and lack of proper care, my spine basically collapsed, and I was almost paralyzed from the middle of my back down. Now, I can walk and drive again, but, at the time, I could not even brush my own hair or change my clothes. I had to quit my job and almost quit my schooling.
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My mom moved back to Mississippi, and I decided to stay in Oklahoma. God wants me here, my life is here, and this is my fresh start. Most run away from Oklahoma, but I ran towards it, and here I shall stay. It's just little ole me out here! My closest relative is on the coast of Louisiana.
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I aimed to adopt a grown dog around 60 pounds, but I instead fell in love with a 4 month old rescue dog who will top out around 90-100 pounds.
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After discovering toxic live black mold everywhere in the rental house had just moved into, my roommate and I had to evacuate, begin a lawsuit (that we won) to break our lease and have our belongings replaced. We had to live in small hotel rooms for about a month until we found a place to live. Everything we owned was taken to be professionally cleaned, but most everything was lost because the mold spores would not be able to be cleaned out.
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Right at the beginning of the pandemic, I was freed from the toxic relationship and began to find my voice.