Tasha Antell
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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And then the water went off.
And we'd run through the sprinklers and, you know, lather up.
And I'd say, let's see who can jump the highest.
And I was always trying to help her see the good in all the situations.
I'm thankful for that because of her, I had to.
I had no other option.
And when we were evicted from our home, I took her to live with a friend.
And I bounced around a couple homes.
I was able to get a job.
One job turned into three jobs in high school.
I was 16.
16?
Yeah.
And when my friend's parents started asking questions, I decided to start living behind my job at McDonald's.
I slept in the dumpster.
Like the little enclosure area.
And then I would get up to school.
I'd go shower at school and pretend like everything was okay.
And unfortunately, that survival mechanism translated into my marriage and everything where it wasn't going super great.
And I would pretend everything was okay.