As a child, Laquita always loved to perform and be the center of attention. She would stand in the middle of the living room and sing, dance, or tell stories. If she ran out of something to do, she would say, "Wait a minute, Wait a minute. I'll think of something." She knew the words to dozens of songs from church or theme songs of TV programs. She would also make up stories. After she started school, she made up some really "way out" stories and had the other kids believing them.