With or without my man, I was going to make them proud to have me as a mother. And I was going to make my parents proud, once again, to have me as a daughter.
Jenni RiveraMy mother never let on that anything was wrong. She kept her chin up and acted as if everything were just fine. So we did too.
Jenni RiveraWe never told on each other. That was an unspoken rule.
Jenni RiveraTags: siblings
I wasn't going out easy. I was the gangsta bitch frrom Long Beach. The Rivera Rebel who never lost a fight.
Jenni RiveraI vowed that I would never tell anyone of my shame. They say that when you kept a secret, it eats you up inside, but I felt it was better that way. I wanted to appear strong in front of my children and my family. I didn't want anybody to know. And I would maintain my persona as Jenni, the Rivera Rebel who had never lost a fight. But deep down inside I knew I had lost a piece of myself that I would never recover. My soul had been shattered, but to the outside world I did just as I had been taught since I was a little girl; I kept my head up and continued forward. It is, after all, the Rivera way.
Jenni RiveraTags: strength inspiration shame rape survivor
The key to success in life is getting up early.
Jenni RiveraIn my family they always called me "unbreakable", and I never wanted to shatter this image of myself. On the outside I kept my head up and maintained my tough girl image. However inside I was dying.
Jenni RiveraWhenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.
Jenni RiveraI ain't scared of you, you little bitch! I'll fuck you up!
Jenni RiveraThere was not just one American dream, in a nation of immigrants, there are countless versions of the dream; the Mexican American dream, the African American dream, the Cuban American dream, etc. I've always thught that was such a beautiful lesson and I've carried it with me throughout my life.
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