Birthday Tape vibe: I just wanna dance
Most people have no idea I grew up super poor. I’ve gone from being homeless to over a decade of living in a trailer park. I wouldn’t change any of it. Your upbringing shapes who you are. Plus, I couldn’t make up some of the stories that happened in that trailer park.
The trailer park we lived in was set up like a subdivision. I know, sounds fancy. It was tucked away behind a bunch of industrial buildings. See, less fancy than you thought. When you came into the “subdivision,” the road would take you around the neighborhood. All the trailers literally formed a circle around this park. I guess the landlords took the concept of “trailer park” literally.
Growing up, I spent a lot of time outdoors at that park playing with the other kids in the neighborhood. One day, I took my little 4 year old brother with me. Some kid (probably about 6 years old) hit my brother with a stick. My little brother started bleeding. I picked that 6 year old kid up and dropped him in a pile of fire ants. Sounds extreme, but no one messes with my family. Decades later, my little brother still laughs at my protective older sister tendencies.
My brother is one of the most talented people I know. He has an amazing eye for photography (follow him on IG: @heymrasian). He’s got an awesome way of making people laugh. He takes life in one day at a time, and I am just really proud of the human he’s become.
For those who know him well, they know he used to dance on a dance crew. Yes, like an America’s Best Dance Crew kind of dance crew. He’s a badass dancer. One of the first times I saw him perform, his crew danced to The Water Dance. Today’s Birthday Tape goes out to my little brother, one of the most important men in my life. I will always be there to stick your bullies in fire ants. Much love. XOXO.
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