Trip home to Arkansas

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  • @mariodigiosia481
    @mariodigiosia481 Рік тому +9

    Hi Kayla, I have been watching and rewatching your videos for about 6 months. I am the dad of a newly transitioning daughter. Your honesty and caring are so helpful to me. You are a special person ❤

  • @thevagabondwanderer8443
    @thevagabondwanderer8443 2 роки тому +2

    You are so strong!
    Our true beauty is within
    All of us, let it shine through our eyes and actions

  • @nealstanifer7775
    @nealstanifer7775 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for not jumping. And thank you for helping others. You are a beautiful person.

  • @davefisher1840
    @davefisher1840 3 роки тому +6

    Thanks so much for your wonderful and heartfelt video. I consider it an honor to get watch it. You are such a genuine inspiration to me and I know to so many others. 👏🙏👍

  • @iDorktheline2
    @iDorktheline2 2 роки тому +6

    Kayla, every time I watch one of your videos I am always struck by the depth of your beauty. Not only your physical beauty but the light that shines through with your joy for life, your total honesty, your vulnerability, and your truth. Thank you for sharing your authentic self with us!

    • @ColinCameron-cq3sb
      @ColinCameron-cq3sb 4 місяці тому

      Well said. She is simply gorgeous. I could fall in love with her so easily. I Love her.

  • @rodg303
    @rodg303 3 роки тому +3

    Great video. So peaceful. I grew up in the country too

  • @TheGorf
    @TheGorf 3 роки тому +11

    I genuinely got a little choked up with this video. I love seeing your memories from your childhood. And then to see you and your dad sitting there. That's some pretty powerful stuff.

  • @briandrake5388
    @briandrake5388 2 роки тому +4

    You're such a special person to share the things you do/did with others to help them. Such a giving person, such a sweetheart.

  • @dwwientjes1935
    @dwwientjes1935 3 роки тому +3

    That was a wonderful way to share your story. Thank you

  • @billjames7908
    @billjames7908 3 роки тому +8

    Thanks, Kayla. I grew up in Searcy, AR. I love your story and you tell it so well. I support you.

  • @frankjun1947
    @frankjun1947 3 роки тому +3

    What a powerful message expertly constructed and delivered by a very beautiful woman. No wonder your mother is so proud. Thank goodness you survived those visits to the bridge. The world is a better place for your presence.

  • @2recumbent
    @2recumbent 3 роки тому +7

    Great video Kayla. I really enjoyed it. So nice to see where you grew up and to hear some of the stories associated with these special places. Such a peaceful and serene part of the country. Like how you worked in some of the clips, like the one shooting targets with your dad. Would love to see more travel videos like this one, maybe on your next trip you’ll do some filming. Well done! 👍

  • @DanaM71
    @DanaM71 3 роки тому +2

    So fun! Thanks for making this video. It's awesome!

  • @tracyaukerman4584
    @tracyaukerman4584 3 роки тому +2

    Love Arkansas! Thank you for sharing!!!🙏🥰👍

  • @terryhand7990
    @terryhand7990 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing your memories with us!

  • @singularity59
    @singularity59 3 роки тому +2

    Always enjoy your videos, they are very honest and informative.

  • @johnwalsh3013
    @johnwalsh3013 3 роки тому +2

    Great channel and content Kayla.
    Well done.
    Much respect and admiration
    from Ireland 💚

  • @salt.8571
    @salt.8571 3 роки тому +3

    Great video Kayla. Loved how you opened up and shared how and where you grew up. It’s a beautiful place. Glad you had a great time with your family. You’re a beautiful woman. 💞💞💞

  • @garygarrison4336
    @garygarrison4336 3 роки тому +1

    You've come a long way baby ❤️👍👍

  • @funkesp
    @funkesp 2 роки тому +1

    Love that you're a Cubs Fan...

  • @alexmarshall9681
    @alexmarshall9681 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing... it was, like you, beautiful. Ohh the memories were thick in your eyes. I hope you story reaches those that need to hear it.

  • @olderone
    @olderone 3 роки тому +2

    Loved your video Kayla, just confirms your beauty - both physical and emotional - thank you for posting x

  • @victoriarush1250
    @victoriarush1250 3 роки тому +2

    Kayla, Thank you so.......very much for sharing your story. Your journey is an inspiration to so many! Leading an authentic life fosters happiness and the joy that results. Love, Victoria Rush

  • @21MRMISCHIEF
    @21MRMISCHIEF 3 роки тому +6

    Gotta be pretty proud of yourself and how well turned out and the life you have made for yourself! :)

  • @lorenakademar5267
    @lorenakademar5267 2 роки тому

    Very nice trip....Arkansas looks very nice place to live!

  • @katecdpt4364
    @katecdpt4364 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic video Kayla. Thanks for sharing with all of us out here. Keep up the good fight!
    Kate

  • @brettwooderson7442
    @brettwooderson7442 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing, it's great to see some from your past. Keep up the great work inspiring everyone. Love your basketball videos.

  • @marcossanchezdossantos1378
    @marcossanchezdossantos1378 Рік тому

    Buenísimo Kayla, eres hermosa ,espero que sigas superándote, me encanta tu manera de ser.Besos desde Uruguay!!

  • @gracien2008
    @gracien2008 3 роки тому +1

    Now I see where your Love and form for Basketball originated
    I had to chuckle at your water moccasins and height stories!

  • @rickerson81
    @rickerson81 3 роки тому

    Cool story. I'm from Missouri and it sounded a lot like my childhood too. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jaclynblack504
    @jaclynblack504 3 роки тому +3

    As someone who also grew up in the rural South (albeit in the 70s/80s), I enjoyed your video very much. Lots of resonance for me, especially the bottle rocket wars 😁. Take care, and keep on posting!

  • @clarice1001nights
    @clarice1001nights 2 роки тому

    I left the US for Europe. You have a wonderful attitude. Watching you is helping me. Makes me tear up but is great to experience your strength. Reminds me to close the wounds and treasure the experiences so one can own the good stuff.

  • @dustyrayne4116
    @dustyrayne4116 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing your experiences . You grew up in a beautiful place!

  • @sarahmccoy1941
    @sarahmccoy1941 3 роки тому +1

    Cute outfit, Kayla! Terrific video.

  • @petrasoderberg1143
    @petrasoderberg1143 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing your history 💞

  • @adamwatts7968
    @adamwatts7968 3 роки тому +1

    Good on you Kayla and greetings from Australia, glad to see that your transition has made you happy inside and out. Your an inspiration to other people and I wish you the best for your future.

  • @jenneljustus9601
    @jenneljustus9601 2 роки тому

    Loved the video. I'm back in the area where I grew up in Western NY and I too grew up in a small country town. After 25 yrs, my father finally accepted me as his daughter, that meant so much to me ❤

  • @heretik-ez1xl
    @heretik-ez1xl 3 роки тому +1

    Nice vid Kayla! Thanks for sharing! I hope you had a good time with your parents.
    Keep being awesome!!

  • @lokalzeitjunkie
    @lokalzeitjunkie 3 роки тому +2

    Your report turned out really very nice, it would be nice if you did something more like that, maybe about a trip to Germany if you make it. Because then I would be happy to meet you for real.

  • @stevelowery1841
    @stevelowery1841 2 роки тому

    Hello Kayla - I grew up in Jacksonville and now live near Napa Valley, Ca. I have family in Yellville. All the best !

  • @markwebster6568
    @markwebster6568 3 роки тому +1

    I have family in clifty, Arkansas. I remember having to haul water and pump it into the well house. My dad is also buried up there too. Watching this makes me want to call home and talk to my sister ( Leann Blackston )

  • @davelynch2532
    @davelynch2532 3 роки тому

    Kayla thanks for not jumping back then we are all glad of that. You are precious and we all love you. And thanks for sharing some of your childhood.

  • @tnrodgers
    @tnrodgers 2 роки тому

    Kayla you tell genuine stories with a valuable message.

  • @helidude3502
    @helidude3502 2 роки тому

    Growing up, I had relatives that lived in rural areas.
    I loved that.
    So much has been “developed” it’s hard to find nature these days.
    Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
    👍😎

  • @majiccdtv
    @majiccdtv 3 роки тому

    you are so beautiful! lovely quaint place you grew up and shows your total beauty! love u!

  • @frankcapozzi6981
    @frankcapozzi6981 Рік тому

    so beautiful.... you can from Heaven !!!!

  • @MAGGS1982
    @MAGGS1982 2 роки тому

    This is the video that changed my life!!!!

  • @julieannsimpson2059
    @julieannsimpson2059 3 роки тому +1

    Kayla. You're a girl I so connect with and understand. I'm male. I cross dress since like 12. But ...heart and connections. I've been with men and women. I love to explore my female side. I'm glad you got to spend time with your dad. I'm 38. Have huge faith with God. I'm so happy for you. I've watched your channel off and on. And I am happy I checked back in on you. Stay beautiful. With heart and body girl lol. You look amazing. Love ya.

  • @jayn481
    @jayn481 2 роки тому

    Your so beautiful, any man would be lucky to have you. Iv lived in Arkansas before. It’s a beautiful place

  • @ms.bunniesarecute2287
    @ms.bunniesarecute2287 3 роки тому +6

    Being from Louisiana and still living here unfortunately, the part where you said "we are not alone" hit me hard...because it feels like we are with all the hateful rhetoric being spoken by people daily...I hate it here, but it is beautiful 😢

  • @timmytrimble4069
    @timmytrimble4069 5 місяців тому

    Wow, I'm in love.

  • @jessicawinslet684
    @jessicawinslet684 3 роки тому +1

    WTF you look better than me! omg so jealous :)

  • @keithguay7523
    @keithguay7523 2 роки тому

    Purple Heart city 🙏🇺🇸 And your Dad is really cool 💪

  • @NC8ED
    @NC8ED 3 роки тому +2

    Never been to the NW corner of Arkansas. I have to agree with you when the sun goes down it gets dark. I learned very quickly to pay attention to the color of the roads on the state highway map. They have gravel and dirt roads printed on the state map. A short cut turns into a very long drive when you can't goes over 25 MPH because the car won't stay on the road. The one good thing you could pick up a lot of 50,000 watt stations from all over the US at night. You can almost see the 160 acre plots the way the roads are laid out. So did you have a lower 40 where you lived?

  • @scotthoffman7339
    @scotthoffman7339 3 роки тому

    Hello Kayla it was great to learn more about you!!😜

  • @washedupwishywew88
    @washedupwishywew88 3 роки тому

    Cool to see your memories from your childhood, thank you! Used to drive thru Garfield all the time visiting relatives, as I grew up in Eureka Springs. \,,/'9'\,,/

  • @gracebarrett523
    @gracebarrett523 2 роки тому

    Such beautiful soul and ur baby sis is with u in heart I went on a trip back my childhood home town. it was hard lot memories but lot hard ones am trans woman to am women but I went through lot growing up I love ur videos ur amazing person best wishes sis xo.

  • @ChuckNorris-lo1ck
    @ChuckNorris-lo1ck 3 роки тому +1

    You sure are pretty.....and your personality seems real sweet and genuine. I wish you lived in NC, I'd ask you out to supper and a movie. Anyway, glad I ran across your channel.....take care. 🙂
    Chuck

  • @NC8ED
    @NC8ED 3 роки тому +2

    Kayla, you brought back some memories. Ask your dad or mom about Central Arkansas General Hospital (formally known as Porter/Rodgers) in Searcy, AR. I saw a wheelchair tagged w/Porter/Rodgers on the back and the sales guy who was with me said "Don't ever speak that name aloud here".

  • @semco72057
    @semco72057 3 роки тому +3

    Hello Kayla, I remember when you was still in Arkansas before moving to Dallas, Texas. There should be photos of you on some of the old computers I have where you was living here in Arkansas and with your ex-wife. I didn't know about your family and where you grew up until now and I understand how you feel about coming home. I ended up moving back to Arkansas after living in Southern California (San Bernardino) for over five years. I moved back due to health problems and I felt better after returning home and settling down and working for the state. I wish you all the best there and hope the area is safer now.

  • @guiseppe8032
    @guiseppe8032 3 роки тому +1

    That railroad bridge is a trestle bridge. There's actually a name to it. That being said, nice touch of seeing where you grew up at.

  • @jimmorris8021
    @jimmorris8021 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing your trip home Kayla, I really enjoyed the video. How does the saying go, "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl." 😘

  • @luisvelez1248
    @luisvelez1248 2 роки тому

    Thank you Kayla I love it 💞

  • @treemanstan838
    @treemanstan838 3 роки тому

    👏👏👏👏👏 please post more videos

  • @Maggiecd71
    @Maggiecd71 3 роки тому +2

    Kayla thank you for sharing .....childhood memories are great and can be sad to, again thank you.

  • @Arkalien
    @Arkalien 3 роки тому

    Love that dirt road and sugar creek I’ve been swimming there

  • @dougshipman2941
    @dougshipman2941 3 роки тому +3

    The more I hear about your life story, the more I'll luv to talk to you

    • @stevemason2939
      @stevemason2939 3 роки тому +2

      I live about 30 miles from Garfield n Mo

  • @graceannhansen
    @graceannhansen 3 роки тому +1

    OK! Very awesome video. I get the idea you filmed this over a few days. Either that or you changed tops for every scene. Some great choices of advertising on a lot of those t-shirts! But my question is, what is it like to be back there after so long and presenting as a completely different person than the one everyone knew when you were young?

  • @laurav179
    @laurav179 3 роки тому +1

    The governments are not the ones leading the direction of the country, the people do. Stay strong.
    I love your outfits and enjoyed your personal story. Thank you.

  • @exjwwokeup1617
    @exjwwokeup1617 3 роки тому +1

    Where do you live now?

  • @treverp4938
    @treverp4938 Рік тому

    Just as you felt who am I and what do I stand for. All 7 billion feel that way.

  • @manuelrevira9962
    @manuelrevira9962 3 роки тому

    I just subscribed to you Chanel

  • @RobertoGarcia-bt9zi
    @RobertoGarcia-bt9zi 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing history and amazing beautiful woman 🌹

  • @mikelong651
    @mikelong651 3 роки тому +1

    Did you play High School Ball?

  • @billyjohnson4699
    @billyjohnson4699 2 роки тому

    I'm in Oklahoma. I can go out of town but I want to go home. Do you miss Oklahoma?

  • @Michelocris
    @Michelocris 3 роки тому +1

    Bella 😍

  • @hankmoody2345
    @hankmoody2345 3 роки тому +2

    What a nifty story. You shared a part of your experience that many don't see, certainly not in the media, which does a poor job of giving a "full experience" perspective of trans girls. Love the way you've embraced your family and past. Bravo and well done. And you look so cute doing it too.....

  • @altairtheeagle
    @altairtheeagle 3 роки тому

    Looking delicious

  • @charletta4134
    @charletta4134 Рік тому

    You are just amazing i wish we could speak..

  • @Ac130spectreH1
    @Ac130spectreH1 3 роки тому

    Hi Kayla, what a great video. I wish i was your friend back then, hanging out at the lake or the bridge or shooting bb guns with your dad. I love you and hope you and your family are doing well. 😘

  • @derekdolcy5839
    @derekdolcy5839 3 роки тому +1

    Amen sweetie amen

  • @briangrant774
    @briangrant774 Рік тому +1

    kayla, wonderful video important message! hope the real estate work going well. since i came across you on Instagram, I've been enamored with you. I'm glad you're using your voice to condemn the blatant bigotry towards trans people. on a unrelated note, i just think you are so flipping hot. beautiful.

  • @realworldissues1234
    @realworldissues1234 3 роки тому

    Wow you've gone so far, from where you use to live, the transformation and now being successful in what you as a woman want from your life.

  • @John77Doe
    @John77Doe 3 роки тому

    😍😍😍😍

  • @dablooze5262
    @dablooze5262 3 роки тому

    Great vid Kayla! I admire your story and your advocacy for transgender youth. From a man's perspective, I also admire a beautiful woman. I also got a big kick out of your "salute" at 4:12 to the medieval transphobic laws in Arkansas and other states.

  • @dianaslava8840
    @dianaslava8840 2 місяці тому

    ❤hello my lovely❤❤🎉 l already missed you

  • @rogerbranch9248
    @rogerbranch9248 Рік тому

    Beautiful young lady

  • @kja427
    @kja427 3 роки тому

    Did you get a good night's sleep last night?

  • @Olivier-bj9fq
    @Olivier-bj9fq Рік тому

    Très jolie 😊

  • @slavkojuric
    @slavkojuric Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Arbiker501
    @Arbiker501 3 місяці тому

    I am from arkansas, but have traveled a good bit in the US. I still love arkansas however I would think it was hard for her in the backwards rual arkansas. She is my favorite trans influencer. I love how she discusses her challenges yet without claiming victim.
    What a woman.

  • @arifrahman6105
    @arifrahman6105 Рік тому

    We love you too Kayla

  • @corbinsmith50
    @corbinsmith50 3 роки тому +1

    Looks like your dad still loves you. :)

  • @exjwwokeup1617
    @exjwwokeup1617 3 роки тому +1

    I’m from Fayetteville/ Springdale Arkansas (NWA)

  • @laurav179
    @laurav179 3 роки тому

    Hi, I was wondering if Mary Padian (storage Wars Texas) is your lost sister although I like you more:)

  • @xxuniquexx1000
    @xxuniquexx1000 3 роки тому

    Complete doll baby

  • @gbrooks_1187
    @gbrooks_1187 Місяць тому

    Texas Trans Girly! You're a positive inspiration for me and my journey and seeing you live your best life gives me some peace in knowing a lot is achievable.

  • @buffylow68
    @buffylow68 8 місяців тому

    Thank God you didn’t jump! The world would be a lot of grey if you weren’t here! It gets better before it gets worse! Just keep that in mind! You’re a beautiful woman and I know at one time you weren’t! But you were young and not sure believe me you made the right choice to live! It’s really hard to say Goodbye to the ones you love! I lost my older sister and she meant the world to me! RIP Nancy Gorgol!

  • @craigorford9932
    @craigorford9932 3 роки тому

    Wow your gorgeous,

  • @padijeff5675
    @padijeff5675 2 роки тому

    You look great Kayla and are very inspiring for Trans people!🙂