Leslie McSpadden
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84 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2025
last heard Jun 2025
Leslie McSpadden’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He was just standing there, like, looking. And I was looking behind me, like, who he looking at and what is he looking at? Like, what's wrong with this man? I kept looking behind me, like, who he looking at? So I said, can I help you? And he was just looking. And I was like, do you need something? And I said, something wrong with him.
The next day or after, I went out on break and you came out to the break table and you asked me, could you buy me a soda or something like that? And I think I was like, yeah, sure. And then we started talking. And so when I would go on break again, he would take his break as well. And people were starting to notice, like they going out there together. She worked in the deli and I was maintenance.
There were some people that was just like, oh, I don't know. I don't think he likes you like that. It's just like a lust thing.
And so we kind of started talking at work, and he was asking for my number. And at first I was like, no, no, no. And then something just was like, try something you never tried, you know? So I went on and I gave him my number. And... Some days we would be at work and I would be in the cooler and I would turn around and Lewis would be in the cooler. Yeah.
And I'm like, look, you can't be doing this stuff at work. So after that, people knew that we had became an item and we were dating and all that good stuff. And it was cool, you know.
People like to see us happy. And it was like me and Louis kind of became this poster couple for people like, oh, y'all look so happy and this and that. And so I was like, we actually are happy, you know.
I already had four children. He had his three children. Neither one of us had been married. And I just was like, you know, I don't know if I want to just be in a relationship. But I kind of want to do the next, you know, marriage. So what do you think in three years if we're still together, we're doing good and we're progressing? What do you think? You know, he was like, OK.
I was at home, just in the house. You was out doing something. And you came in the house and you just said, you ready? And I said, ready for what? And you was like, you said in three years you want to. I said, oh, you want to go today? You ready right now? It was during the week, but it was just like out the blue. Like, yeah, we talked about it, but we didn't plan. So I'm like.
okay and um I found this what I thought was my best sweater and I put that on and some cute blue jeans and some nice sandals and um Louis just went in his work clothes so we went to the courthouse that either that day I believe the afternoon I remember being number 28 no one knew but him and I it was just me and her we did that May 7th 2014 and then we told everybody after it was a sweet day it was a sweet day
He's a certified barber, and that's when him and Mike would bond a lot.
He had some struggles. And I just used to tell him about my struggles. And like, you got to do this because I didn't. And I need you to go beyond the point that I did. And he would always say, well, what about you? Mama, you didn't. What about you? You know, they always want to compare. And I said, no, I don't want you to be like me. I want you to be better than me.
You know, and a lot of parents say that, but I really meant that. And I told him, I said, I tell you what, once I have the time, To go back to school, I'm going to do that. But you got to do it first. I say, you got to do it first.
Mike Mike, he was the teacher of all these tech items and teaching us how to use the phone, how to program the TVs and all that. You would come and get Mike for all of that. He was the person for that.
And put it back together. He can do all these great things. And I don't know where he learned it from. It was just his gift.
Mike had this video camera that he would record things on. And, oh, God, I could just see him on TikTok now. Like, I really can. He just was always this gadget guy, and so was my dad. So he would buy him all these things, iPods, tripods, all kinds of stuff. Mike had a portable Wi-Fi box camera. that he would carry around in his backpack with him and his laptop and his game, all his electronics.
So wherever he went, he could plug up and be comfortable. He had all the stuff that he needed.
We had to go to family courts. I explained to them that he's been with his father for the last two weeks. I wasn't aware that he didn't enroll him in school, but moving forward, I will take my son to the school. I'll take care of it all.
In that meeting, I paid for Mike's cap and gown because I knew my son was going to graduate. I know you're going to graduate. You're going to graduate. You're going to school and you're going to graduate. Mike started going, doing what he was supposed to do. Ms. White called me some months later and she said, I want to let you know that Mike is caught up and he's graduating.
She said, I have his diploma and I want to give it to you. And I told her, no, you give it to Mike because he earned it and it's his and I'll see it. And I was at Straps. I left work. I got to Mike about maybe a little after three when school let out. And I saw that vanilla folder in his hand and I knew what was in it. He didn't know that I knew yet, but I did.
which led to him going to my mom's house for the summer because he earned it.
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