Changes
How Patrick became Patricia
I am a butterfly now, but I was once a caterpillar. I grew up in the deep south, and my parents were from the Bible Belt. My dad wanted me to play sports, and I tried everyone, and I sucked at all of them. He always said, "You are not trying hard enough, Pat. You want to be a loser all your life?" As a young man, I was short and awkward. The only thing I was good at was school, and I became very good at martial arts. I cr...