The True Story Behind The “Blind Side”

Leigh Anne Really Did Have To Defend Oher Against Her Friends

In the movie, Leigh Anne Touhy’s (Sandra Bullock) friends start to ask her some very intrusive questions about Oher. In Michael Lewis’ book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, she explained what really occurred, “We knew people were going to have issues because we had a daughter exactly the same age.” It turns out questions were raised all throughout town, including shops, restaurants and school events. The rudest of people asked her how she handled Michael’s sexual urges as a teenage boy living under the same roof as her daughter. She eventually started handing out a single piece of advice to people who confronted her: “You just need to mind your own business. You worry about your own life and I’ll worry about mine.”