Chassidy: I wouldn't know what to do if I woke up tomorrow and I was normal or had hands.
I truly and honestly, I am very comfortable being me.
I know me, I know this person. I know how to take care of this person.
Fashion is very therapeutic for me. I always make make myself look nice because
people get so distracted like they forget like, they'll be like, wait, I like your shoes.
Your hair is cute. Oh yeah, you don't have arms.
I’m Chassidy Young, I was born without hands.
I have legs,
a couple of missing toes.
I grew up in a very normal household. My parents were very adamant about not
creating any restrictions, so anything that a normal child would go through.
And I did. I also contribute to, to what?
The water bill.
I do remember kids pointing or laughing. I didn't take it as bullying.I had tough skin
Candace: You going to the grocery store.
Chassidy: laughs and talks and things like that. I was prepared
Ash nice, but she Candace: She have her moments.
Chassidy: I think she'll Gemini in real life.
Aren't they like bipolar.
Candace: She loves getting her hair done showing off her inches.
So I'm going to paint her toes because ...
Chassidy: She can tell they’re a little raggedy as you can tell they're kind of busted.
The first time that I can remember feeling different where my disability was put in front of me.
I was a part of a dance team. I would like the red with like this to occult over it, please.
Candace: You trying it today.
Chassidy: We participated in a dance competition.
I got on stage. I knew my routine. I was there with all the other girls
when it was our time to go,
You know and enjoy the day.
I was met with no you can't get on this. No, you can't write that. No, no, no, no.
That day, I remember crying like breaking down crying because I realised
I'm not like them. They're not like me.
I going to hear more no's than they're going to hear
they're going to be able to do things I'm not going to do.
That was my first time realising I was different.
Chassidy: You only got six toes to polish Do them right !
So you can’t do that? Candace: They can’t do nothing else.
Polish the toes right.
The cranberry juice that Chass want.
Chassidy: Ashley and Candace are who I live with.
They are they are my sisters. Ashley is my biological sister.
Ashley be a soprano.
She's like a mini mom. She helped me dress and get ready and
anything that I needed to do when ma wasn't around. It was Ashley.
She was my right, my right hand literally.
Candace: I wasn't singing that I was singing something totally different song than you.
Chassidy: Candace I consider her a sister.
I met Candice maybe 12, 13 years ago. Candice has really been very supportive
you know her and Ashley, they just like my back.
Candace: I was about to get into it.
Chassidy: They make sure I'm independent, but they're always looking out
like they're like my they're like my bodyguards.
Candace: She’s just an awesome person, everybody loves her. They are going to love her.
I wouldn't I wouldn't say I was jealous of my siblings.
If I want to go somewhere I don't want to wait for somebody to take me
I want to go. I don't want to ask you Can you take me I want to go.
So it wasn't I was jealous of them. It was like dang there goes this disability again.
My disabilities have not affected my romantic relationships.
I think that I'm a very nice looking woman.
With men they're very scared to be attracted to me.
They feel like they're this bad person. I can't like you. I will not be Chassidy with a disability.
You're going to start looking at my outfit. You're going start looking at my hair.
This is a collaboration with me and another young boy named Corey.
His legs were amputated when he was really young.
We were both just going to get together and collaborate to share our story.
I went to school with his mom she reached out and and wanted to create a video around our daily lives
and tasks and the people who help us be the bomb people that we are.
Corey: Hi my name is Corey.
Chassidy: Hi Corey. how are you? Thank you.
Can I have a hug?
How are you doing today? You look nice. Corey: Thank you.
Chassidy: You’re welcome.
I like that you're comfortable in your most pure and realest moment.
and you seem to the strongest when you're like that
and that’s real dope. Don't let nobody take them from you.
Corey: Thank you.
Chassidy: I have this body I love this body. I accept body.
This is who I am. I don't care. You know who likes it? Who loves it because I do.
Anyway once you get to know me, you you'd have to love me unless you're a hater or something.