Rehan and his brother Reggie together when they were younger. That’s when Stanton said his life went from relative comfort to poverty and struggle.“My dad got laid off not long after she left,” Stanton continued. “My dad had to work between two and three jobs to make ends meet and even then, sometimes we didn’t have food in the fridge.
No electricity, HVAC was broken and it got really cold during the winter. At night I had to wear a coat.”Rehan and his father, Reginald Stanton.
AdvertisementHe recalled having a tumultuous relationship with school, especially in middle school. Stanton remembers receiving a poor grade in one of his classes, which resulted in his teacher putting him in remedial classes.“That made me upset,” Stanton said.