I guess you could say I've been battle-tested from a very early age.
Dozens of other second-grade boys wasted their priceless recess minutes chasing the girls or playing football. I, however, almost always was found sitting in the big tire and staring blankly downward, watching intently as little creatures - "pocket monsters," if you will - under my authority took down opponent after opponent at my command.
It's true. The jig is up. My name is Tyler DeBoard and I spent many of my formative years convinced that I was indeed a Pok
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