ROMAN AND I
Roman and I are no longer together but we are still good friends and talk on a regular basis. I know what everyone says and wants to believe- but it's the truth. He has helped me so much with the dogs and just being a good friend. He is currently engaged to Kyah and they are expecting a little girl. A part of me will always love him but things happen for a reason. I'm just happy to still have him in my life. He is truly is a great person with a huge heart.
HOW I GOT INTO PIT BULLS
I don't know how to make this short but I’ll try lol.
I rescued my first pit bull named ginger from an abusive home when she was a pup. I was very wary when it came to Pit Bulls because of everything that I have heard about them but she turned out to be the most loving, loyal dog anyone could ever have and i was sold on them. They have more character and want to just be with you all the time, they live to love you and that's all they want to do more so than any other breed. Then I came across a web site called IRONCROSSKENNELS.COM and I saw how beautiful and HUGE the dogs were and I had to have one, but it took some saving (they cost $$) but it was sooo worth it!! I went to go look at a lil pup and she stole my heart I had to have her!! Well this was almost 2 years ago and that’s when I met Roman, my life changed for the better. The lil pup has grown up to be a 90 pound beautiful blue nose american pit bull terrier named Freya. She is my best friend. That dog has been through horrible break ups, death and just life with me. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have her at home, at the door and so happy to see me!
HOW TO GET A PUP
Freya is going to be bred to the one and only Disciple if you would like more information please go to IRONCROSSKENNELS.COM and look under the BREEDINGS section.
Megan Knickerbocker is 20 years old and featured on the Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of Orange County”. Known as a “trust fund baby” she was born into one of the wealthiest families in Coto De Caza until her world came crashing down…
How do you sum up your childhood?I got everything I wanted and more “no” was a world I never heard. My life was perfect to outsiders, but I never saw my parents, was raised by my nanny, Nora, she was the only mother I knew.
Did you blame your mother?
No, now I understand that she had to work with my dad Louis Knickerbocker to keep up our lifestyle, but as a kid I just missed my parents.
You said you’re “world came crashing down”, what happened?
When I was about 11 years old, my dad had an affair with his secretary. I felt so betrayed, she used to watch me and my sister every once in a while. From there, our fortune was gone in 6 months, everything I ever knew changed. My mom was crying all the time and ran off with our pool guy, my dad lost his house and all of his cars. My sister and I had to quit horseback riding- that was our passion, we were crushed. I went from getting the finest in everything to not even being able to go out to eat. That’s reality for you.
Wow, how did you deal with all of those changes?
By eating. I was never considered fat by any means but I weighed about 250lbs in 8th. But I was sick of getting made fun of and that is when it all happened.
Did thing start to get better?
Worse, things got worse. People only saw me as a “fat kid”, my sister was beautiful and I saw how my dad treated her and now he was ashamed of me. I felt like I wasn’t worthy of his love, I didn’t fit in. That’s when I heard about a drug called Crystal Meth and that you could “lose 15lbs in one day”. It was too good to true- so I gave it a shot and I did lose 10 lbs in a day- all the pain went away and I was at peace.
How long were you using?
I used it for about 2 years but it made me look sick. My mom would cry whenever she saw me. She couldn’t understand why I was doing this. It made sense at the time. I hated the world, the person I had become, I was angry. I eventually stopped using drugs and just rebelled- wore black and spikes or anything that would get a reaction out of people.
What are your thoughts when looking back on those days?
There is more to life than what kind of car you drive, how big your house is and where your kids go to school. I had a lot of misguided hatred; I was just so angry back then. But to this day I would rather tell someone how I truthfully feel, than be fake and tell him something they want to hear. I’m blunt and to the point and if you don’t like it than that’s your problem, not mine. At this point in my life I’m growing up, finding myself and fixing everything I did wrong in my past.