Post by Blair Kivisto on Jun 29, 2017 11:04:44 GMT -5
Blair sat on the floor of the living room, a few large blocks on the floor around her and in between her legs sat a baby boy playing with the blocks while Blair watched on with a rarely seen genuine smile. She reached out and grabbed one of the blocks, handing it to the little bundle of joy who happily took it and placed it on top of the tower he had been working on.
“This is one of the proudest accomplishments I have in my life. Elijah is my youngest, only a year and a half old and he can make me smile brighter than almost anyone else. There's not a lot of things in life to really beam about and the few things there are, a lot of people take advantage of.”
Her gaze moved from her little boy over to the camera where the video was being shot.
“I'm going to give you all a sneak peek of the real me. Me behind the scenes. Someone doesn't have to eat, sleep and breath wrestling to be successful in this business. Someone doesn't have to look at what they've managed to grab in the business and put that at the top of their list as their greatest achievement. Elijah, Sarah, and Jase are literally the best things I have ever done with my life. My kids have changed me in ways I never thought were possible… Ways that were a lot better than how I was living before. They've made me stronger, prouder, wiser. They give me something to strive for, a reason to be the best person I can be.”
Elijah looked up at his mommy with a goofy grin causing her to look down at him and stick her tongue out at him. This sent the little boy into a fit of giggles.
“The sound of that laughter over the smallest gesture fills my heart with joy.”
Reaching out she poked Elijah's nose, causing another giggle to erupt from the little one before he turned back to his blocks.
“A lot of people have the wrong idea of me. The wrong impression of me. Some probably look at me as this ice cold bitch that couldn't possibly give a damn about anyone else. Some of them think I'm weak, or sad, or my favorite, constantly angry. Truthfully speaking, people only get to see what you show them. If you show them a jokester that doesn't ever take anything seriously they're going to tug at that. They are going to try to use that against you in any way they possibly can. If you show them, someone that takes offense to ridiculous comments such as steroid user, you bet your ass they'll target that to get you heated because you MADE that a TARGET. It's really not that hard to get under someone's skin when they blast what people say about them more than people actually say it. Fun fact, never once have I actually called Mason a roid head in an on camera shoot until a few days ago and when I did, I did it as a mockery piece. But he's so consumed with that insult that he can't see that half of that shoot was one big joke. That whole video was me trying to prove a point. Let's face it, he was probably already mad as soon as I said steroids and as soon as the word left my lips, that was all he heard from then on out.”
“Out!”
Elijah shouted the word, repeating what Blair had said, causing her to laugh.
“This is where me and Mason differ. He can say pretty much whatever he wants to about me. It doesn't change the fact that I'm Redemption's Genesis Champion. It doesn't change the fact that, I know, I'm one of the strongest female wrestlers in this industry. Whether you agree with my attitude or not, it doesn't change anything. I will walk into that ring and respect the person I'm facings ability. I may not respect that person but I do know they worked just as hard as I did to get there. I'm not out for people to respect me and when it comes to respect, I know it's something that has to be earned, not freely tossed around. I don't dislike Mason, I don't hold any ill will toward him as a person. I honestly don't give a damn about him outside of what I have to do to keep my title against him. Life is too short to waste time hating or disliking people.”
Elijah interrupted Blair when he turned around and held his arms out to her, causing her to scoop him up in her arms and hold him close as he laid his head on her shoulder.
“Anything against Mason is business. Outside of that ring, I'm focused on training, spending time with my kids, chilling with my family and friends and making sure the man I love knows how important he is to me because, at the end of my life, that's going to be what I'm eventually judged on. Not how many titles I've held, not who I've managed to beat or lose to in a wrestling ring but what I've managed to accomplish in life itself. How well I've enjoyed what I was blessed with… I'm not a religious person but believe me… It's a miracle that I'm actually standing here today as successful as I am considering the shit I've been through in my life. Mason doesn't know anything about me outside of what I've let him see and if he thinks he's great enough to judge me off that alone… That's his problem to deal with, not mine. What I can say is, at least I don't play the victim to insults that get tossed at me and obsess over them to the point of highlighting them more than anyone else ever has. So while you all reflect on that little bit of information, I have a tired baby to put down for a nap and food to make.”
Very carefully Blair rose up from her spot on the floor, making sure not to disturb Elijah, who was falling asleep in his mommy's arms. Once up she made her way toward the stairs in her house as the scene faded out to black.
~Fin~
