Name: Destiney K Kennerson
From: leauge city, Texas
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Hello, I’m Destiney Kennerson, I grew up in League City, Texas.
League City is an average-sized suburban town. Not many people know
about it unless you are in or around that city. Everyone knows each
other here. Even if you just recently moved here, someone knows your
mom or dad, or even your grandmother—everyone knows everyone. I was
raised by my two parents Martha and Joseph Kennerson. I have 3 other
sisters, Brittney, Sydney, and Courtney. I was lucky enough to be the
youngest one. Brittney is my oldest sister, she is also my
half-sister (that’s a different story for another time), Sydney is
my second oldest sister, and Courtney is the middle child and the one
I’m the closest too. On the outside my family is viewed as
successful and entertaining to watch or see. While my family is quite
entertaining, we’ve been through a lot more than meets the eye. We
have endured self-harm, rape, job loss, anxiety, and death.
Starting from the beginning with my mom. My mom was 31 years old when
she was in the bathroom taking a pregnancy test, and to her surprise,
she was pregnant with me. She was so surprised she said, and I quote
“I thought she was the flu.” Fast-forwarding to July 29th,
2002 my mom went into labor. My mom was supposed to push but she
couldn’t because I had an umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. I
was being born two months earlier than my actual due date, so I’m a
preemie. My mom had an emergency c-section. I came out to be 3.3
pounds and I fit perfectly in my mom’s palm. Doctors told my mom I
would have learning disabilities, I’d be blind, deaf, and so many
other complications you can think of. Years passed and I am
completely different from what they claimed I’d be. I am healthy,
have decent eyesight, and I can hear just like any “normal”
teenager would—which is what they wanted to hear.
My home-life was different. When I was younger my mom worked for an
insurance company. With that job she made successful finically. We
used to say she made so much we didn’t have to look at price tags
on clothes. Things started to go downhill towards the end of my
elementary school years. My mom was let go from the company. I’ve
never seen my mom so lost. After that everything started to change.
She was always home, she would be writing, never really left her bed,
and my mom and dad would argue about her not doing much to help the
situation. This made me and my sisters close.
My sisters are my best friends. It wasn’t always rainbowing and
sunshine and still isn’t, but we’ve been through so much
together. From Sydney having self-harm and anorexia, to Courtney’s
car accidents, to my anxiety and OCD. We were with each other for all
of it. my eldest sister Brittney wasn’t always around. with my mom
losing her job and dad being stressed with trying to keep us
financially stable, all we had was each other. Once Courtney (middle
child) graduated and went to Texas State, we bonded so much. Being in
a house with her for years caused tension, but with her leaving hit
me a lot more when Sydney or Brittney left the house. Things at the
house got quiet, mom had an amazing job, my dad was doing great at
work or he say “money”. Even now its just us three. I talk to my
sisters more and more every day. it’s almost like they never left.
My family is the best thing to have. I used always care about what
other people thought about me which caused my anxiety and my need to
make everything perfect, but I learned through my family that’s all
I need. No one will get me or go through what I’ve gone through
like they have.
