What's something the world doesn't know about you?

If someone were to ask me that question, I think I have a good answer to that.

I don't think people realize that I'm truly a trailer park kid from the hood.

I lived in the same trailer for 17 years and lived in 3 different trailer parks.

I don't look down on others for living in a trailer and I know that my dad truly did the best that he could to provide for my family. I would always like to tell myself that he bought the trailer because it was practical at first for my mother, and I truly thought that was the reason as a child...but as an adult I think back and I realize that my dad just really couldn't afford much of anything else.

You see, the reason why it was practical for my mom had muscular dystrophy which confined her to a wheelchair my entire life. We bought the trailer with the mind set that it would be easier for her to move around and not have to worry about going up and down steps or whatever nonsense I told myself as a child. Anything to not have to admit to myself that my family was poor. We were. My dad did his best and our family was amazing...but we just didn't have a lot of money.

I guess the reason why I'm bring this is up is that I feel like living in that environment growing up gave me a certain look on life. A certain aspect of things that you truly cant understand unless you grew up in multiple trailer parks.


I'm not really sure why I'm sharing this. Most people don't believe me when I share this about myself, so I wanted to just give you that insight of who I am and the life I've led.

Many stories I tell about my childhood will involve the trailer park or the people in my life from that trailer park.

So, now I ask...What's something the world doesn't know about you?