Hello my name is Tyree Miles Sr I am a father of 6, I grew up in Baltimore ,Md I attended the prestigious Paul Laurence Dunbar HS C/O95 I am the oldest of 4 children, I was an athlete growing up, I was one of two people to ever attend Magic Johnson's Basketball Camp in California. I' ve seen a lot growing up that shaped me into who I've become today. Most of my true friends are dead or in jail. I lived with my mom, and step father and it was hell because my step father use to always find a reason to hit me.
He also abused my mom a lot growing up and I really thought, and plotted on killing him; not to mention I was 8yrs old. I saw my first murder at 8yrs old which taught me at an early age not to trust anyone because, the terror I witnessed was unforgettable. I saw four men laughing and joking, and one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the guy he was just laughing and joking with. Fast forward years later my mom divorced my step father, but began smoking crack so could u imagine watching your mom, an educated college graduate just transform into a crack head stealing from you, and constant traffic coming in your home. I was so confused. It was hard for me to watch her change into this stranger. I wondered what really made her change was it the damage my step father had given her from mental and physical abuse. Till this day I really never learned the answered. My way of coping was hanging out late, and sometimes missing school. By 12th grade I was working at Mcdonalds, selling weed, and crack in school to support my little brother, and mom. My mom got pregnant in 1996 with my little sister so I really had to hustle because, I wasn't gonna see my mother, and brother out in the streets. Even though the more I sold drugs the more my mother would steal from me.
She finally got her act together when my sister was born, or so I thought but things got worst. I was scared for my mother and siblings. My mom finally got clean in 2003, and hasn't looked back. I was happy for my mother but I was scared for myself because, I started dealing major weight, meeting new people that had money, I felt like my mom was clean, and I was the junkie(money junkie). The kicker was that while I was doing this hustling I was working in the school system, and mentoring kids.
Athlete with a dangerous home life
My conscious was bothering me because I was breaking the law but telling kids not do what I was doing. I noticed when I mentor troubled kids would be the ones that really listened to me because they could identify with we. I saw that I had a gift to reach out people and help them make better choices. I developed a passion. I worked in various group homes and mentoring programs to reach these kids but I was fighting my own demons of wrong but for me it was all about helping my kids. I have 6 kids and I've been through hell and I've always did what I had to do for me and mine. In 2010 I caught a gun charge well, I got set up and I spent my son second birthday in jail. After that incident I had to sit back and reevaluate my life. Which was more Important living that fast lane life. Or serve a purpose even bigger then myself. Which is being there for the trouble youth like no one was there for me. My family, my kids and the youth in my community was all motivation I needed to turn my life around.
Whoever I mentored or crossed paths with I tried to make a difference or give them some knowledge, sometimes I would get too attached to the kids I worked with but if it's your passion it's going to happen. These kids know who is in there corner or who can feel them, that is why the knuckle heads flocked to me because even at a young age they can identify who's real and who isn't. I tell the kids stories about my life, they be shocked to learn what I been thru I'm not a loud type of guy, but my message will be heard loud and clear. That you can go from running these street, to a professional which shows you can be anything you put your mind to. I look forward to the future my story hasn't ended yet. I plan on starting my own mentoring company one day so follow me on my journey, Its starts today.
The one and only Tyree
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