Christy Sue

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. I don't know how you do this every day. I'm so nervous.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. I don't know how you do this every day. I'm so nervous.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. I don't know how you do this every day. I'm so nervous.

All right. Thank you. So there's a couple layers to this onion. So when I was growing up, my family was plagued with addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And my mom left when I was 10 years old. And I was with my dad then. My sister and I were with my dad until I was 13. And at that point, again, there was those layers of addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And

All right. Thank you. So there's a couple layers to this onion. So when I was growing up, my family was plagued with addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And my mom left when I was 10 years old. And I was with my dad then. My sister and I were with my dad until I was 13. And at that point, again, there was those layers of addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And

All right. Thank you. So there's a couple layers to this onion. So when I was growing up, my family was plagued with addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And my mom left when I was 10 years old. And I was with my dad then. My sister and I were with my dad until I was 13. And at that point, again, there was those layers of addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness. And

He brought us to stay with our aunt and uncle for what we thought was going to be the summer. And then that ended up being about three years. And then I went and I was in a couple of different homes after that. And so as you can imagine, I was just at the age of 17, I was just bitter and angry. And I had a teacher, I ended up in a home economics class and I had a teacher that just

He brought us to stay with our aunt and uncle for what we thought was going to be the summer. And then that ended up being about three years. And then I went and I was in a couple of different homes after that. And so as you can imagine, I was just at the age of 17, I was just bitter and angry. And I had a teacher, I ended up in a home economics class and I had a teacher that just

He brought us to stay with our aunt and uncle for what we thought was going to be the summer. And then that ended up being about three years. And then I went and I was in a couple of different homes after that. And so as you can imagine, I was just at the age of 17, I was just bitter and angry. And I had a teacher, I ended up in a home economics class and I had a teacher that just

took me under her wing and could see that I was angry and bitter, but I was still a good kid. I didn't get in trouble or anything like that. And she showed interest and she wanted to come to some of my sporting events and was like genuinely invested in me as a person. And now as an adult, understanding that she had three other kids that were around my age.

took me under her wing and could see that I was angry and bitter, but I was still a good kid. I didn't get in trouble or anything like that. And she showed interest and she wanted to come to some of my sporting events and was like genuinely invested in me as a person. And now as an adult, understanding that she had three other kids that were around my age.

took me under her wing and could see that I was angry and bitter, but I was still a good kid. I didn't get in trouble or anything like that. And she showed interest and she wanted to come to some of my sporting events and was like genuinely invested in me as a person. And now as an adult, understanding that she had three other kids that were around my age.

So she was juggling all of their activities too. And she still is. you know, made that time for me. It was super precious. And like I said, I didn't really get into trouble, but there was one day before prom, I got pulled out of class by the principal and he gave me an envelope that had nearly $200 in it. And he said, he have a good time at prom. And I begged him,

So she was juggling all of their activities too. And she still is. you know, made that time for me. It was super precious. And like I said, I didn't really get into trouble, but there was one day before prom, I got pulled out of class by the principal and he gave me an envelope that had nearly $200 in it. And he said, he have a good time at prom. And I begged him,

So she was juggling all of their activities too. And she still is. you know, made that time for me. It was super precious. And like I said, I didn't really get into trouble, but there was one day before prom, I got pulled out of class by the principal and he gave me an envelope that had nearly $200 in it. And he said, he have a good time at prom. And I begged him,

to tell me where this $200 came from, and he wouldn't do it. And to this day, I'm still very good friends with this teacher. Her name is Nancy, and she still won't admit that she was behind that $200, but it was.

to tell me where this $200 came from, and he wouldn't do it. And to this day, I'm still very good friends with this teacher. Her name is Nancy, and she still won't admit that she was behind that $200, but it was.

to tell me where this $200 came from, and he wouldn't do it. And to this day, I'm still very good friends with this teacher. Her name is Nancy, and she still won't admit that she was behind that $200, but it was.

Yeah, and, you know, it wasn't just that. It was the seed of compassion that she planted in me. And that has just really changed the trajectory of my life. I could have certainly followed the path of my parents and I didn't. I ended up going to college. I'm in law enforcement now.

Yeah, and, you know, it wasn't just that. It was the seed of compassion that she planted in me. And that has just really changed the trajectory of my life. I could have certainly followed the path of my parents and I didn't. I ended up going to college. I'm in law enforcement now.