Chat House Heroes

Alexis - A Chat House Hero

2010-08-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

CENTRAL, TX (KTRE) – A six-year-old Central girl is now a hometown hero. Alexis Weeks saved a two-year-old little girl from drowning in a swimming pool.Alexis is a strong swimmer for her age. "Very good, everyone says I swim like a fish," she said.

She's been swimming on her own for about two years. She's confident under water."I'm going to show you my dive," she said as diving into the pool.But no one could have guessed that dive would save the life of a two-year-old girl sinking to the bottom of a pool.

Alexis says she knew exactly what to do."I need to go get her," she said.Without hesitation, Alexis says she dove in the pool and rescued the little girl."Well I went under water and got her on my knee and holded her," said Alexis.

Her mother, Heather Moore, says it happened in matter of seconds. She says the two year old's mother had just gotten her out of the pool and barely turned her back."None of us even heard a splash and Alexis was in the in the water retrieving floats and stuff," said Moore. "The thing we heard next was coughing up water and Lexi was dragging the little girl over and we're like what just happened? It really happened fast."

Moore says her daughter practices retrieving things like dive sticks. She says that practice may have played a role in saving the toddler's life."I learned from it to go under water, get it and hold my breath," said Alexis.

Alexis was offered a reward for her bravery, but didn't take it. She says saving the girl's life was rewarding enough."After I saved her, her mom said go tell her daddy he owes you a $100 or something for saving her daughter's life, but I really didn't want it because I didn't want that much money," she said.

Moore says she's so proud of her "little fish" turned big hero."We have bragging rights to say that our daughter saved someone's life," she said. "We're really proud of that."Moore encourages all parents to teach their children how to swim at a young age.

http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=12983244

Mother's Day Poem Written by a Birth Child

2010-04-13T12:16:00.000-07:00

Happy Frickin Mother's Day

I was just a toddler. You had a choice -- me or the guy who knocked you unconscious on a regular basis. You chose him and moved across the country. Happy Frickin' Mother's Day.

I was a new baby. You were too busy with your "night job" to take care of me so you gave me away to a friend. Twenty months later they found me in a cardboard box during a drug raid. I was sick and dirty and had cigarette burns on my face. By the time I got to the orphanage i was so messed up that nobody wanted to adopt me for 9 years after that. Happy Frickin' Mother's Day.

You dropped us off on the side of the road and said "You boys are too horrible. I can't parent you any more" and then you never did what you were supposed to do to get us back. Happy Frickin' Mother's Day.

You had a choice -- drugs or us. You chose drugs. Happy Frickin' Mother's Day.

I thought you were going to adopt me. I called you Mom. I took your last name. I finally convinced myself to trust you. But then you changed your mind and before I knew it I was back in the system. Happy Frickin' Mother's Day.

I know it's Mother's Day. I know I'm supposed to be nice to you because you chose me -- because you have given me a home and because you love me. But today I'm not thinking about you. So not only do I have to feel bad because the mom that gave me life didn't want me, I have to feel bad for ruining your day too. But why can't I be like everyone else? Why can't I have a Mom who looks like me? Why can't I have a Mom who kept me? Why can't I be with my blood relatives living with people of my own culture? Why do I have to walk around being different every day?

There must be something wrong with me if the person who gave me birth didn't want me.So as hard as you try to make this a good day, it won't be a good day for me. If I'm really strong I might be able to fake it. Or maybe I can make myself remember all the good things about you. But no matter how much I love you, appreciate you even, today might not be the day to ask me to say something.

Because Mother's Day is supposed to be about her and I'm supposed to be with her. And this day I feel more different than I do on any other day of the year. So don't be unhappy.... just remember I didn't choose this. I don't want to be angry or sad today -- I want to be like my friends. But I'm not.

So Happy Frickin' Mother's Day to Me. I know it's supposed to be about you, but today..... it's about her. And it's about me. And I'm not quite mature enough yet to work all this out. So for another year, just let me be me. The pressure of pretending sometimes gets to be too much. I'll do the best I can but it probably won't be good enough.

Please know, that even if I don't say it, I do love you and I'm sorry I can't do better. It's not your fault this stuff happened to me, but it's not my fault either.Someday when I'm all grown up and have it figured out, maybe then we'll have some good Mother's Days.

But someday isn't here yet, so please, Mom, hang in there with me one more time

Dani's Story

2010-04-10T12:14:00.000-07:00

Dani's story is one of courage and strength, both for her and her family.

http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2008/reports/danielle/