Lucy

So he got away with a lot, but also had a lot of pressure put on him that I've now understood now, looking back. And then I was the one that pushed back really hard and called out the bullshit. I'm the one that was like, we're all just going to pretend that what mom just said isn't ridiculous or awful. Like, is nobody else going to point out the fact that she just said something so mean?

Like, the truth is the meanest things that anybody has said to me in my entire life have come out of my mom's mouth. But I grew up with alligators and turtles and otters. Turtles would lay eggs in our yard all the time. So I grew up having lots of baby pet turtles that my mom would then return to the river. My mom is very good with animals. She's exceptionally good with animals.

Like, the truth is the meanest things that anybody has said to me in my entire life have come out of my mom's mouth. But I grew up with alligators and turtles and otters. Turtles would lay eggs in our yard all the time. So I grew up having lots of baby pet turtles that my mom would then return to the river. My mom is very good with animals. She's exceptionally good with animals.

Like, the truth is the meanest things that anybody has said to me in my entire life have come out of my mom's mouth. But I grew up with alligators and turtles and otters. Turtles would lay eggs in our yard all the time. So I grew up having lots of baby pet turtles that my mom would then return to the river. My mom is very good with animals. She's exceptionally good with animals.

I think it's the only... Not human animals. Yeah, no. Things that can't talk back, she loves. So both my parents worked. I was actually, I don't know if we want to talk about this because this would be very revealing of where I'm from, but I was raised by a Gullah woman. And Gullah is like the Geechee culture. It's like an African tribe that was able to maintain its identity through slavery.

I think it's the only... Not human animals. Yeah, no. Things that can't talk back, she loves. So both my parents worked. I was actually, I don't know if we want to talk about this because this would be very revealing of where I'm from, but I was raised by a Gullah woman. And Gullah is like the Geechee culture. It's like an African tribe that was able to maintain its identity through slavery.

I think it's the only... Not human animals. Yeah, no. Things that can't talk back, she loves. So both my parents worked. I was actually, I don't know if we want to talk about this because this would be very revealing of where I'm from, but I was raised by a Gullah woman. And Gullah is like the Geechee culture. It's like an African tribe that was able to maintain its identity through slavery.

She was my nanny and would take care of me. It was probably the only reason I felt loved as a child. I mean, she really loved me. Like she was extremely affectionate. She would cuddle me. You know, she would watch her soap operas. So I would watch Days of Our Lives with her. And we would just hang out.

She was my nanny and would take care of me. It was probably the only reason I felt loved as a child. I mean, she really loved me. Like she was extremely affectionate. She would cuddle me. You know, she would watch her soap operas. So I would watch Days of Our Lives with her. And we would just hang out.

She was my nanny and would take care of me. It was probably the only reason I felt loved as a child. I mean, she really loved me. Like she was extremely affectionate. She would cuddle me. You know, she would watch her soap operas. So I would watch Days of Our Lives with her. And we would just hang out.

And I just felt very comfortable with her to the point that I would beg her to take me with her when she would leave. And I think it's also important to understand that I still wanted my mom. Like I wanted my mom to be my mom. I would cry when she would leave, but it was like I was homesick for a home that didn't exist. But that's how I felt my whole life.

And I just felt very comfortable with her to the point that I would beg her to take me with her when she would leave. And I think it's also important to understand that I still wanted my mom. Like I wanted my mom to be my mom. I would cry when she would leave, but it was like I was homesick for a home that didn't exist. But that's how I felt my whole life.

And I just felt very comfortable with her to the point that I would beg her to take me with her when she would leave. And I think it's also important to understand that I still wanted my mom. Like I wanted my mom to be my mom. I would cry when she would leave, but it was like I was homesick for a home that didn't exist. But that's how I felt my whole life.

And I think that that's the wound that I'm just now kind of healing. So when I was little, these are my earliest memories, I would play with this girl named Lauren. And she was my best friend. I can't imagine not having had her in my childhood. I mean, we would play together all day. We would play in the backyard. We rode our bikes together on the island all the time.

And I think that that's the wound that I'm just now kind of healing. So when I was little, these are my earliest memories, I would play with this girl named Lauren. And she was my best friend. I can't imagine not having had her in my childhood. I mean, we would play together all day. We would play in the backyard. We rode our bikes together on the island all the time.

And I think that that's the wound that I'm just now kind of healing. So when I was little, these are my earliest memories, I would play with this girl named Lauren. And she was my best friend. I can't imagine not having had her in my childhood. I mean, we would play together all day. We would play in the backyard. We rode our bikes together on the island all the time.

And we would just be chatting the whole time. We would play in the sandbox. We'd swing together. My dad had built like a really cool tree fort. We would hang out in there. And I had a carousel horse that my grandmother made and painted that was set on springs. And I would bounce on that thing and just talk to her, talk to Lauren and play with her the whole time.

And we would just be chatting the whole time. We would play in the sandbox. We'd swing together. My dad had built like a really cool tree fort. We would hang out in there. And I had a carousel horse that my grandmother made and painted that was set on springs. And I would bounce on that thing and just talk to her, talk to Lauren and play with her the whole time.

And we would just be chatting the whole time. We would play in the sandbox. We'd swing together. My dad had built like a really cool tree fort. We would hang out in there. And I had a carousel horse that my grandmother made and painted that was set on springs. And I would bounce on that thing and just talk to her, talk to Lauren and play with her the whole time.

We would play in my room, we would listen to music together, and then we'd have sleepovers. Lauren seemed to be my age. She had short brown hair, had slight freckling, vaguely, and green eyes. She was very funny. She was really funny. And she was very... silly and allowed me, I was kind of a serious kid in some ways. And so I think having her to play with allowed me to be silly.