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Because he was like, she's beautiful. Like, why not bring her up there? Yeah. As a ticket taker, dating a performer was off limits. But as a Bali girl, she would be another performer in the show. And their relationship would be very acceptable. Okay. So fortunately for everyone, Wright did see something he liked in Teresa and was like, you know what? You're right. Well, that's good.

Because he was like, she's beautiful. Like, why not bring her up there? Yeah. As a ticket taker, dating a performer was off limits. But as a Bali girl, she would be another performer in the show. And their relationship would be very acceptable. Okay. So fortunately for everyone, Wright did see something he liked in Teresa and was like, you know what? You're right. Well, that's good.

Hopefully she made some more money. Yeah. And that's the thing. He gave her a chance as a performer. So for Teresa, it was a huge step up. She got some more money. And so she was able to better provide for Debra, which Teresa seems like... I feel really bad for Teresa because she seems like she's had this awful life. She's been really taken advantage of and treated horribly by the men in her life.

Hopefully she made some more money. Yeah. And that's the thing. He gave her a chance as a performer. So for Teresa, it was a huge step up. She got some more money. And so she was able to better provide for Debra, which Teresa seems like... I feel really bad for Teresa because she seems like she's had this awful life. She's been really taken advantage of and treated horribly by the men in her life.

But she just wants to be, like, she wants to take care of her kids. Yeah, she wants to be the best she can be. Like, that really does seem like there's a lot of, like, I really just want to do right by my kids and she wasn't done right for. Right. So it's really hard to break that bond.

But she just wants to be, like, she wants to take care of her kids. Yeah, she wants to be the best she can be. Like, that really does seem like there's a lot of, like, I really just want to do right by my kids and she wasn't done right for. Right. So it's really hard to break that bond.

Like she's not being taught how to break this cycle or that it's important to break it at all. You can just tell that Teresa does have something inside of her that just desperately wants to break that cycle. That's who she is. She makes some poor choices later, but I do believe that like deep down in there, she just really wanted to do right by her kids.

Like she's not being taught how to break this cycle or that it's important to break it at all. You can just tell that Teresa does have something inside of her that just desperately wants to break that cycle. That's who she is. She makes some poor choices later, but I do believe that like deep down in there, she just really wanted to do right by her kids.

So this move up also moved her closer to the action at the center of the show, and more importantly to her, closer to Grady. Because she liked him too. She liked him too. Within a few months, she had moved up from a dancing girl to become a sort of jack-of-all-trades within the performances.

So this move up also moved her closer to the action at the center of the show, and more importantly to her, closer to Grady. Because she liked him too. She liked him too. Within a few months, she had moved up from a dancing girl to become a sort of jack-of-all-trades within the performances.

One of her more prominent roles was Blade Box Girl, which was a kind of assistant to the magic act, where she would step into the box and appear to be stabbed a million times with swords, but come out and be like, I'm fine. Oh, my God.

One of her more prominent roles was Blade Box Girl, which was a kind of assistant to the magic act, where she would step into the box and appear to be stabbed a million times with swords, but come out and be like, I'm fine. Oh, my God.

Yeah, so she was the lovely assistant, essentially. At the same time, as she was so excited to be on stage, she was so excited that Grady Stiles had chosen her as the object of his affection. Having only ever known very negative and abusive attention from the men in her life, being with Grady, she said, was unlike anything she'd ever experienced. Aww.

Yeah, so she was the lovely assistant, essentially. At the same time, as she was so excited to be on stage, she was so excited that Grady Stiles had chosen her as the object of his affection. Having only ever known very negative and abusive attention from the men in her life, being with Grady, she said, was unlike anything she'd ever experienced. Aww.

He was showering her with gifts, with praise, attention, making her feel wanted and adored. She said Grady was such a charming man. Everyone enjoyed being in his company. Now, not long after beginning their relationship, they started living together. And with Grady, Grady was now stepping in as a father to Deborah. And it seemed like everything was going great.

He was showering her with gifts, with praise, attention, making her feel wanted and adored. She said Grady was such a charming man. Everyone enjoyed being in his company. Now, not long after beginning their relationship, they started living together. And with Grady, Grady was now stepping in as a father to Deborah. And it seemed like everything was going great.

In the off-season, they returned to Gibsonton, where Teresa found work in a Tampa shrimp factory during the off-season. And within a few years, their first child, Margaret, was born. Unfortunately, less than a month after Margaret was born, she died from pneumonia. Oh, that's terrible. The situation repeated itself with their next child, David. Oh, God.

In the off-season, they returned to Gibsonton, where Teresa found work in a Tampa shrimp factory during the off-season. And within a few years, their first child, Margaret, was born. Unfortunately, less than a month after Margaret was born, she died from pneumonia. Oh, that's terrible. The situation repeated itself with their next child, David. Oh, God.

Who also died a month after his birth from pneumonia. And it was attributed to the poor living conditions of life in a traveling circus.

Who also died a month after his birth from pneumonia. And it was attributed to the poor living conditions of life in a traveling circus.