(09-30-2017, 01:48 PM)timeconsumer Wrote:I can definitely relate. Being the most popular kid in Toadsuck Arkansas, likely due to still having 75% of my teeth, took a huge toll on me emotionally. It's a lot of pressure to have the entire trailer park looking up to you. I lost the watermelon eating contest to a kid from Bucksnort once and it let everyone down. When all their expectations ride on your success you have no idea what that can do to a young man.
Thank you for sharing this deeply moving and personal story. I remember watching the watermelon eating contest on ESPN 8, I was crushed when you lost.
