Leslie McSpadden

I just remember my mom and them coming in the room to see him, and I was holding him. And he had a little cone head, and she brought his first outfit. It says, I love my grandma. That was his first picture. And, um... Life began for us.

I just remember my mom and them coming in the room to see him, and I was holding him. And he had a little cone head, and she brought his first outfit. It says, I love my grandma. That was his first picture. And, um... Life began for us.

When you have a baby, Granny does not come to the hospital. You have to stop at her house on your way home. So when I stopped at her house, some more of my family was there to greet Mike and see Mike. And I remember my oldest aunt, her name is Barbara. She was holding Mike. She said, don't you be keeping my niece up all night because she got to go to school.

When you have a baby, Granny does not come to the hospital. You have to stop at her house on your way home. So when I stopped at her house, some more of my family was there to greet Mike and see Mike. And I remember my oldest aunt, her name is Barbara. She was holding Mike. She said, don't you be keeping my niece up all night because she got to go to school.

So that was very important to me to go back to school and graduate.

So that was very important to me to go back to school and graduate.

I had to make these people proud of me, you know, because I had a little bump in the road, but we're going to keep going. And that's what I did.

I had to make these people proud of me, you know, because I had a little bump in the road, but we're going to keep going. And that's what I did.

We had a lot of happy times. I used to put him in little tank tops with the little floral shirts open. Oh my God, so many. Putting him in his suits for Easter and making his Easter baskets. Just celebrating every holiday with him, dressing him up. I love to put him in like this little sailor suit I have, like when he was still, he wasn't even one yet.

We had a lot of happy times. I used to put him in little tank tops with the little floral shirts open. Oh my God, so many. Putting him in his suits for Easter and making his Easter baskets. Just celebrating every holiday with him, dressing him up. I love to put him in like this little sailor suit I have, like when he was still, he wasn't even one yet.

Just embracing motherhood, you know, and your cute little sweet baby, you know, all of that.

Just embracing motherhood, you know, and your cute little sweet baby, you know, all of that.

Mike had a dog when he was one years old. All his dogs have been named Spike. And Spike was Pike because he couldn't say the S when he was one. But my father's father breeded miniature Dobermans. He was sandy red. Everybody in the neighborhood knew Spike. When he was one, my mom was in the backyard hanging clothes on the line. And I went out and I said, Mama, where is Mike, my kid?

Mike had a dog when he was one years old. All his dogs have been named Spike. And Spike was Pike because he couldn't say the S when he was one. But my father's father breeded miniature Dobermans. He was sandy red. Everybody in the neighborhood knew Spike. When he was one, my mom was in the backyard hanging clothes on the line. And I went out and I said, Mama, where is Mike, my kid?

And she was like, he was in there with you. And she just instantly started yelling, you better find him. Well, when I went outside, I was asking, y'all see Mike, my kid? Everybody like, no. Something told me to walk towards Ms. Brown's house. Well, I got to the end of the street and I see a dog tail and I see a pamper. And it's him and the dog.

And she was like, he was in there with you. And she just instantly started yelling, you better find him. Well, when I went outside, I was asking, y'all see Mike, my kid? Everybody like, no. Something told me to walk towards Ms. Brown's house. Well, I got to the end of the street and I see a dog tail and I see a pamper. And it's him and the dog.

I'm so glad that he hadn't crossed the street, but he had got out the house walking. Walked around. He knew where his grandma stayed and was fitting to go over there to her house.

I'm so glad that he hadn't crossed the street, but he had got out the house walking. Walked around. He knew where his grandma stayed and was fitting to go over there to her house.

Something happened to Spike. I can't remember. But then our neighbor gave us another dog. And that was Spike, too.

Something happened to Spike. I can't remember. But then our neighbor gave us another dog. And that was Spike, too.