Maddie

But also that made for a competitive environment. And I really like engulfed myself in that environment. Like I just emerged myself into that environment. Of the competitive energy and just like go, go, go to be the best or like to try to make yourself stand out. So and we also had a lake. So I grew up on a barge and on a boat and my aunt had jet skis and everything.

But also that made for a competitive environment. And I really like engulfed myself in that environment. Like I just emerged myself into that environment. Of the competitive energy and just like go, go, go to be the best or like to try to make yourself stand out. So and we also had a lake. So I grew up on a barge and on a boat and my aunt had jet skis and everything.

you know there was still plenty to do but then also with growing up on the barge and the boat and the lake also there was drinking yeah um so you know when I say I grew up not really around drinking but kind of that's what I mean because it was always around but nobody ever got like out of their mind, drunk around, not that I remember, like not around me and my sister or anything.

you know there was still plenty to do but then also with growing up on the barge and the boat and the lake also there was drinking yeah um so you know when I say I grew up not really around drinking but kind of that's what I mean because it was always around but nobody ever got like out of their mind, drunk around, not that I remember, like not around me and my sister or anything.

So I never really seen like any drunk behavior until I started doing it, you know, myself and experiencing it with my friends. So I made the cheer team up here or up there in Dallas. And started cheering for them, started going to their practices. Um, and then I realized how hard it was going to be, um, school working.

So I never really seen like any drunk behavior until I started doing it, you know, myself and experiencing it with my friends. So I made the cheer team up here or up there in Dallas. And started cheering for them, started going to their practices. Um, and then I realized how hard it was going to be, um, school working.

Cause my parents cannot afford, like I took out, I'm still paying on those loans. Like, you know, my parents couldn't really afford for me to go move up to Dallas. I had to work to pay for everything. Um, And so I was working two jobs and trying to go to school and trying to keep up with cheer. So I just kind of let that cheer thing go, which I look back on and I'm so sad about.

Cause my parents cannot afford, like I took out, I'm still paying on those loans. Like, you know, my parents couldn't really afford for me to go move up to Dallas. I had to work to pay for everything. Um, And so I was working two jobs and trying to go to school and trying to keep up with cheer. So I just kind of let that cheer thing go, which I look back on and I'm so sad about.

Um, that was a really great distraction for me and that really did keep me healthy.

Um, that was a really great distraction for me and that really did keep me healthy.

Yeah. Um, and like whenever I moved up here, I was also like one of my two jobs was cheering, uh, coaching. And so like, that was a really fun job for me. Um, and And in fact, the lady who got me the coaching job up in Dallas, she's the mother of the boy who took care of me whenever I was 14 and later on lost my virginity too. So it's just like... Small world. I know.

Yeah. Um, and like whenever I moved up here, I was also like one of my two jobs was cheering, uh, coaching. And so like, that was a really fun job for me. Um, and And in fact, the lady who got me the coaching job up in Dallas, she's the mother of the boy who took care of me whenever I was 14 and later on lost my virginity too. So it's just like... Small world. I know.

But yeah, that kind of devastated me. Losing or having to give it up because I have to make a living. You know what I mean? So that was kind of.

But yeah, that kind of devastated me. Losing or having to give it up because I have to make a living. You know what I mean? So that was kind of.

No, because cheer is not actually considered a sport.

No, because cheer is not actually considered a sport.

So you can't really get scholarships for cheer. You can get scholarships for like gymnastics and aerobatics team, a rope. team. But cheer has never been considered a sport unless things have changed. But whenever I went to school in 2011, that was not a thing. I moved up here and like I said, I was coaching cheer, but whenever I decided to quit, I quit cheer altogether.

So you can't really get scholarships for cheer. You can get scholarships for like gymnastics and aerobatics team, a rope. team. But cheer has never been considered a sport unless things have changed. But whenever I went to school in 2011, that was not a thing. I moved up here and like I said, I was coaching cheer, but whenever I decided to quit, I quit cheer altogether.

Like I was, I didn't want any ties to it. I think that was also kind of the reason I'm so sad about it is because I really did just like cut that part out of my life. I was like, I don't have time for this. It's not making me money. I'm barely making enough to survive. And I only need 625 a month for rent. So like, let's get going girl.

Like I was, I didn't want any ties to it. I think that was also kind of the reason I'm so sad about it is because I really did just like cut that part out of my life. I was like, I don't have time for this. It's not making me money. I'm barely making enough to survive. And I only need 625 a month for rent. So like, let's get going girl.