Stronger Than Everyone (Patreon)

She hadn't even finished her coffee when they started filming.

Her three brothers used to wrestle her when they were kids. All three at once. They stopped a long time ago. Her dad is 6'3", 240 pounds. He won't arm wrestle her anymore. He says he doesn't want to hurt her. They both know the truth.

The gym she goes to has been her spot since she was fourteen. The guys there don't go easy on her. She doesn't go easy on them. That's how it works.

People ask how much she lifts and she tells them, and they never believe her. So she just shows them instead.

She gets stares everywhere she goes. It used to bother her. Now she hopes some little girl sees her walking down the street and thinks maybe strong is beautiful too. That's worth every stare in the world.

She carries everything in one trip. Her mom calls her the forklift. She says the bags feel like nothing to her.

A little girl came up to her last week. Maybe eight years old. She grabbed her arm and asked if she was a superhero. She said no, just strong. And the girl said that's the same thing.

Being stronger than everyone in the room is weird sometimes. You learn to be gentle, she said. Her hands can deadlift 500 pounds but she holds her niece like she's made of glass. Strength isn't just what you can do. It's knowing when not to.

If she could go back and tell her younger self one thing: stop trying to fit in. You were never meant to blend in. The thing that makes you different is the thing that makes you special.

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