My parents never believed in me and told me I should focus on other stuff other then basketball but I knew I wanted to be successful in the sport I love I had to pay for all my basketball shoes and aau camps , One day they gave me a speech on the reality of becoming pro or even getting into college for basketball. They said the odds are against you and there’s a low chance , and from that point on I Took it as motivation and worked everyday and night to prove them wrong . Now I am blessed with my 1st d1 offer and when I told them I didn’t get a reaction ,because they said it’s all part of the plan. They knew I would take all their discourages as motivation. And they worked hard to contact colleges for me when I didn’t know. Trust they process and keep working . You can quit now but you would never know how far you could’ve gotten

I been thinking real hard about even relaying these awful things about the person that I have admired the most, the person I have respected and revered my whole life but that now, has completely backstabbed me in the worst way possible. A few years ago, a scandal broke in my political family involving my mother. As you can imagine, it nearly broke my marriage and tore my husband’s family apart. My sister in law found my father in law and my mom talking on social media. The worst part of it, when I was confronted, I was accused of knowing about the whole affair and made it looked like I was an accomplice to the whole ordeal. When I had absolutely no clue to such a disgusting mess. I don’t know what neither of them were trying to accomplish and now, I’m the black sheep of the family. No one talks to me. While my father in law is still loved and honored. My mother the home wrecker and I pay the sins of her ordeals. She never once has said I’m sorry. Never! In her head, I’m better off without that side of the family. But it’s not about that; why did she do this to me? Why my father in law? Among so many men? Why him! I guess I’m just looking for an explanation and I know I will never get it from her. Because she just cannot accept she did anything wrong. I wish I could get her version because as of now, I only know everyone else’s but her’s. I always thought I didn’t need to hear her side because it’s not my place to question her, but I have kids who now have to suffer for her sins as well. I don’t think it’s fair to them either. I guess the damage is done as well and the past is the past. I won’t get nothing accomplished but I just want an acknowledgment from her part that she messed up.

• August 12, 2023