contemplating what to say trying to think about the things that will cause
think about the things that will cause
think about the things that will cause one that doesn’t know about a journey of
one that doesn’t know about a journey of
one that doesn’t know about a journey of a young girl or a young boy that was
a young girl or a young boy that was
a young girl or a young boy that was pulled in or lured in of course
pulled in or lured in of course
pulled in or lured in of course forced manipulated that had a sense to
forced manipulated that had a sense to
forced manipulated that had a sense to want to have somebody to love them and
want to have somebody to love them and
want to have somebody to love them and the vulnerabilities that everybody share
the vulnerabilities that everybody share
the vulnerabilities that everybody share in that same space that got pulled into
in that same space that got pulled into
in that same space that got pulled into the life of human sex trafficking or
the life of human sex trafficking or
the life of human sex trafficking or sexual exploitation none of the stories
sexual exploitation none of the stories
sexual exploitation none of the stories seem to be any different than the need
seem to be any different than the need
seem to be any different than the need to feel loved and accept it those
to feel loved and accept it those
to feel loved and accept it those vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of
vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of
vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of every child some feeling of abandonment
every child some feeling of abandonment
every child some feeling of abandonment and one in life to be a lot different
and one in life to be a lot different
and one in life to be a lot different than what it is in the homes that they
than what it is in the homes that they
than what it is in the homes that they rest in every night I contemplated time
rest in every night I contemplated time
rest in every night I contemplated time and time again how would I start this
and time again how would I start this
and time again how would I start this how would I say it how would I be able
how would I say it how would I be able
how would I say it how would I be able to grasp their attention so that they
to grasp their attention so that they
to grasp their attention so that they can hear me how would I be able to tap
can hear me how would I be able to tap
can hear me how would I be able to tap into the pain that I tried to forget
into the pain that I tried to forget
into the pain that I tried to forget every day of my life without crying but
every day of my life without crying but
every day of my life without crying but put power into it so that you can
put power into it so that you can
put power into it so that you can understand that we need to be the
understand that we need to be the
understand that we need to be the watchful eyes and the listening ears for
watchful eyes and the listening ears for
watchful eyes and the listening ears for the youth that are in our lives I said
the youth that are in our lives I said
the youth that are in our lives I said you know what I’ll start with my journey
you know what I’ll start with my journey
you know what I’ll start with my journey it’s the one that I know best even
it’s the one that I know best even
it’s the one that I know best even though I deal with countless girls and
though I deal with countless girls and
though I deal with countless girls and young men on a daily basis that have now
young men on a daily basis that have now
young men on a daily basis that have now been rescued and also those that are
been rescued and also those that are
been rescued and also those that are still out there waiting to be rescued
still out there waiting to be rescued
still out there waiting to be rescued that somebody will pay enough attention
that somebody will pay enough attention
that somebody will pay enough attention to know that this is not teenage
to know that this is not teenage
to know that this is not teenage rebellion that I’m crying out I won’t
rebellion that I’m crying out I won’t
rebellion that I’m crying out I won’t help but nobody notices I kept going
help but nobody notices I kept going
help but nobody notices I kept going over words in my head that would be able
over words in my head that would be able
over words in my head that would be able to help me to be able
to help me to be able
to help me to be able to express my journey and I wrote down
to express my journey and I wrote down
to express my journey and I wrote down in my hand so I wouldn’t forget myths
in my hand so I wouldn’t forget myths
in my hand so I wouldn’t forget myths misconceptions mysteries and mistakes
misconceptions mysteries and mistakes
misconceptions mysteries and mistakes those words are very powerful if you
those words are very powerful if you
those words are very powerful if you understand why I use them so we’ll start
understand why I use them so we’ll start
understand why I use them so we’ll start with that a myth
with that a myth
with that a myth it’s a traditional story accepted as
it’s a traditional story accepted as
it’s a traditional story accepted as history it serves to explain the
history it serves to explain the
history it serves to explain the worldview of people some of the common
worldview of people some of the common
worldview of people some of the common myths that we believe some things that’s
myths that we believe some things that’s
myths that we believe some things that’s been told to us from time and time and
been told to us from time and time and
been told to us from time and time and time again some things as simple as the
time again some things as simple as the
time again some things as simple as the Easter Bunny the abominable snowman god
Easter Bunny the abominable snowman god
Easter Bunny the abominable snowman god forbid we say Santa Claus but so many
forbid we say Santa Claus but so many
forbid we say Santa Claus but so many things that we’ve been told over the
things that we’ve been told over the
things that we’ve been told over the years that somebody told us enough times
years that somebody told us enough times
years that somebody told us enough times that we believed it the biggest myth
that we believed it the biggest myth
that we believed it the biggest myth that I find in the sex trade is that
that I find in the sex trade is that
that I find in the sex trade is that people always believe that young ladies
people always believe that young ladies
people always believe that young ladies or young men come from broken families
or young men come from broken families
or young men come from broken families single parents they come from a place of
single parents they come from a place of
single parents they come from a place of poverty they come from a place of
poverty they come from a place of
poverty they come from a place of brokenness nobody taught them any
brokenness nobody taught them any
brokenness nobody taught them any different there was had to be drug use
different there was had to be drug use
different there was had to be drug use and alcohol use in their home that is
and alcohol use in their home that is
and alcohol use in their home that is one of the biggest myths possible I came
one of the biggest myths possible I came
one of the biggest myths possible I came from a family of this middle class my
from a family of this middle class my
from a family of this middle class my dad and my mom loved me I never was
dad and my mom loved me I never was
dad and my mom loved me I never was abused at home nothing traumatic had
abused at home nothing traumatic had
abused at home nothing traumatic had ever happened to me inside of my home
ever happened to me inside of my home
ever happened to me inside of my home from my parents I wanted nothing I had
from my parents I wanted nothing I had
from my parents I wanted nothing I had everything that a child could one the
everything that a child could one the
everything that a child could one the latest fashions I had them the newest
latest fashions I had them the newest
latest fashions I had them the newest toys I had them too one thing that I did
toys I had them too one thing that I did
toys I had them too one thing that I did lack was a sense of feeling that I was
lack was a sense of feeling that I was
lack was a sense of feeling that I was accepted from my siblings the first
accepted from my siblings the first
accepted from my siblings the first trauma that ever happened my first I
trauma that ever happened my first I
trauma that ever happened my first I to feel as though I needed to give
to feel as though I needed to give
to feel as though I needed to give something in exchange for the love that
something in exchange for the love that
something in exchange for the love that I wanted people never believed that
I wanted people never believed that
I wanted people never believed that that’s one of the leading causes
that’s one of the leading causes
that’s one of the leading causes somebody that’s closest to you tricks
somebody that’s closest to you tricks
somebody that’s closest to you tricks you and believing the do things outside
you and believing the do things outside
you and believing the do things outside of what you know to do that your parents
of what you know to do that your parents
of what you know to do that your parents taught you to do for the love and
taught you to do for the love and
taught you to do for the love and acceptance that everybody wants
misconceptions a view or an opinion that
misconceptions a view or an opinion that is incorrect because it was based on
is incorrect because it was based on
is incorrect because it was based on faulty or flawed or damaged thinking or
faulty or flawed or damaged thinking or
faulty or flawed or damaged thinking or understanding there’s so many people
understanding there’s so many people
understanding there’s so many people that I talk to in a daily basis it has
that I talk to in a daily basis it has
that I talk to in a daily basis it has no ideal that sex trafficking either one
no ideal that sex trafficking either one
no ideal that sex trafficking either one exists in your community in your
exists in your community in your
exists in your community in your neighborhoods in your schools at your
neighborhoods in your schools at your
neighborhoods in your schools at your college at your job because they don’t
college at your job because they don’t
college at your job because they don’t want to believe that somebody could
want to believe that somebody could
want to believe that somebody could possibly even want to do something of
possibly even want to do something of
possibly even want to do something of the source of somebody that they love or
the source of somebody that they love or
the source of somebody that they love or know that misconception causes people to
know that misconception causes people to
know that misconception causes people to have such blind eyes and deaf ears to
have such blind eyes and deaf ears to
have such blind eyes and deaf ears to things that are going on around them
things that are going on around them
things that are going on around them because they really don’t believe that
because they really don’t believe that
because they really don’t believe that it can happen to anybody in their family
it can happen to anybody in their family
it can happen to anybody in their family it happened to me my mom and my dad
it happened to me my mom and my dad
it happened to me my mom and my dad never knew what was going on everything
never knew what was going on everything
never knew what was going on everything had been chalked up to teenage rebellion
had been chalked up to teenage rebellion
had been chalked up to teenage rebellion she’s going through a lot and then
she’s going through a lot and then
she’s going through a lot and then divorce happened in my home that was
divorce happened in my home that was
divorce happened in my home that was another reason for them to say Nancy is
another reason for them to say Nancy is
another reason for them to say Nancy is just going through so much right now let
just going through so much right now let
just going through so much right now let us let her go by her cousin’s house to
us let her go by her cousin’s house to
us let her go by her cousin’s house to spend time there well that’s where it
spend time there well that’s where it
spend time there well that’s where it all began unwanted touches fear of
all began unwanted touches fear of
all began unwanted touches fear of telling someone unwanted touches fear of
telling someone unwanted touches fear of
telling someone unwanted touches fear of telling someone from people that was
telling someone from people that was
telling someone from people that was close to me family members those that
close to me family members those that
close to me family members those that were supposed to protect me
were supposed to protect me
were supposed to protect me those who were supposed to be there for
those who were supposed to be there for
those who were supposed to be there for me but they
me but they
me but they took advantage again of these
took advantage again of these
took advantage again of these vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of
vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of
vulnerabilities that lie in the heart of every child that lies in the heart of
every child that lies in the heart of
every child that lies in the heart of everyone that wants to be loved and
everyone that wants to be loved and
everyone that wants to be loved and accepted that was no different for me
accepted that was no different for me
accepted that was no different for me growing up through my teenage years
growing up through my teenage years
growing up through my teenage years there was always some unwanted touch by
there was always some unwanted touch by
there was always some unwanted touch by someone that was close to me a relative
someone that was close to me a relative
someone that was close to me a relative a family member not knowing what to do
a family member not knowing what to do
a family member not knowing what to do or what to say led me on even further
or what to say led me on even further
or what to say led me on even further into things that my family again did not
into things that my family again did not
into things that my family again did not teach me I had morals foundation was
teach me I had morals foundation was
teach me I had morals foundation was laid in my heart knowing what right to
laid in my heart knowing what right to
laid in my heart knowing what right to do but the misconception of believing
do but the misconception of believing
do but the misconception of believing that they should know what’s going on
that they should know what’s going on
that they should know what’s going on with me why didn’t anybody see it
with me why didn’t anybody see it
with me why didn’t anybody see it why didn’t anybody see that I was crying
why didn’t anybody see that I was crying
why didn’t anybody see that I was crying out for help
out for help
out for help I don’t know but I wish they would have
mysteries seeing that baffle seeing
mysteries seeing that baffle seeing things that baffled and cannot be
things that baffled and cannot be
things that baffled and cannot be explained we have a lot of things that I
explained we have a lot of things that I
explained we have a lot of things that I think about when going down this journey
think about when going down this journey
think about when going down this journey of life and being a very vulnerable
of life and being a very vulnerable
of life and being a very vulnerable young lady the mysteries for me was how
young lady the mysteries for me was how
young lady the mysteries for me was how could somebody want to take advantage of
could somebody want to take advantage of
could somebody want to take advantage of a child a teenager someone that was only
a child a teenager someone that was only
a child a teenager someone that was only looking for love someone that was only
looking for love someone that was only
looking for love someone that was only looking for acceptance how could you
looking for acceptance how could you
looking for acceptance how could you possibly have any pleasure in
possibly have any pleasure in
possibly have any pleasure in manipulating that child to make them
manipulating that child to make them
manipulating that child to make them believe that you really care about them
believe that you really care about them
believe that you really care about them that they’re really special to you only
that they’re really special to you only
that they’re really special to you only for monetary gain
for monetary gain
for monetary gain I found that out really quickly when I
I found that out really quickly when I
I found that out really quickly when I entered into the life of the sex trade
entered into the life of the sex trade
entered into the life of the sex trade being lured in by my own disillusions
being lured in by my own disillusions
being lured in by my own disillusions being lured in about my vulnerabilities
being lured in about my vulnerabilities
being lured in about my vulnerabilities and by that time I was fully addicted to
and by that time I was fully addicted to
and by that time I was fully addicted to alcohol and cocaine I got pulled in at
alcohol and cocaine I got pulled in at
alcohol and cocaine I got pulled in at the age of 17 working truck stops
the age of 17 working truck stops
the age of 17 working truck stops making money for a guy that I really
making money for a guy that I really
making money for a guy that I really thought that was caring so much about me
thought that was caring so much about me
thought that was caring so much about me because I didn’t realize there was only
because I didn’t realize there was only
because I didn’t realize there was only about the money it was a mystery to me
about the money it was a mystery to me
about the money it was a mystery to me that every night that we lay down
that every night that we lay down
that every night that we lay down together how much he told me he loved me
together how much he told me he loved me
together how much he told me he loved me and he appreciated me and he wanted
and he appreciated me and he wanted
and he appreciated me and he wanted nothing more than for us to stay
nothing more than for us to stay
nothing more than for us to stay together forever until one night I came
together forever until one night I came
together forever until one night I came home and I didn’t bring back the money
home and I didn’t bring back the money
home and I didn’t bring back the money that he was asking for I really found
that he was asking for I really found
that he was asking for I really found out what it was all about at that time
out what it was all about at that time
out what it was all about at that time looking up from the floor looking at him
looking up from the floor looking at him
looking up from the floor looking at him with amazement in my eyes saying what
with amazement in my eyes saying what
with amazement in my eyes saying what just happened what just took place I
just happened what just took place I
just happened what just took place I thought you loved me I thought you cared
thought you loved me I thought you cared
thought you loved me I thought you cared one of the biggest mysteries that
one of the biggest mysteries that
one of the biggest mysteries that happens with those that are involved in
happens with those that are involved in
happens with those that are involved in the sex trade and those that are lured
the sex trade and those that are lured
the sex trade and those that are lured in from their vulnerabilities it’s the
in from their vulnerabilities it’s the
in from their vulnerabilities it’s the person on the other end saying how could
person on the other end saying how could
person on the other end saying how could they stay why would they go
they stay why would they go
they stay why would they go why wouldn’t they run away why wouldn’t
why wouldn’t they run away why wouldn’t
why wouldn’t they run away why wouldn’t they tell anyone either the very same
they tell anyone either the very same
they tell anyone either the very same reasons we entered in because of fear
reasons we entered in because of fear
reasons we entered in because of fear vulnerabilities and that love we
vulnerabilities and that love we
vulnerabilities and that love we believed we had would now go away the
believed we had would now go away the
believed we had would now go away the mistakes an action or judgment that has
mistakes an action or judgment that has
mistakes an action or judgment that has guided or wronged my biggest mistake was
guided or wronged my biggest mistake was
guided or wronged my biggest mistake was not telling my parents things that were
not telling my parents things that were
not telling my parents things that were happening to me
happening to me
happening to me my biggest mistake was not realizing the
my biggest mistake was not realizing the
my biggest mistake was not realizing the work that I had and that it wasn’t my
work that I had and that it wasn’t my
work that I had and that it wasn’t my fault the things that were happening to
fault the things that were happening to
fault the things that were happening to me I did not encourage and I didn’t want
me I did not encourage and I didn’t want
me I did not encourage and I didn’t want the biggest mistake I made was not
the biggest mistake I made was not
the biggest mistake I made was not saying no to the advances of other
saying no to the advances of other
saying no to the advances of other people manipulating the power that they
people manipulating the power that they
people manipulating the power that they I believed they had over me and time and
I believed they had over me and time and
I believed they had over me and time and time again working with these vulnerable
time again working with these vulnerable
time again working with these vulnerable youth I see the same thing the biggest
youth I see the same thing the biggest
youth I see the same thing the biggest mistake is not being able to tell the
mistake is not being able to tell the
mistake is not being able to tell the person that you love that something is
person that you love that something is
person that you love that something is happening to you you’re being bullied at
happening to you you’re being bullied at
happening to you you’re being bullied at school
school
school people are pressuring you into doing
people are pressuring you into doing
people are pressuring you into doing things that you don’t want to do you
things that you don’t want to do you
things that you don’t want to do you don’t feel comfortable in your own skin
don’t feel comfortable in your own skin
don’t feel comfortable in your own skin you don’t feel comfortable with your
you don’t feel comfortable with your
you don’t feel comfortable with your sexuality you don’t feel comfortable
sexuality you don’t feel comfortable
sexuality you don’t feel comfortable with the things that are happening to
with the things that are happening to
with the things that are happening to you outside of your home or inside of
you outside of your home or inside of
you outside of your home or inside of your home the biggest mistake is not to
your home the biggest mistake is not to
your home the biggest mistake is not to find somebody to confide in somebody
find somebody to confide in somebody
find somebody to confide in somebody that will understand what you’re going
that will understand what you’re going
that will understand what you’re going through and that are willing to help by
through and that are willing to help by
through and that are willing to help by any means necessary
any means necessary
any means necessary the biggest mistake for a parent or a
the biggest mistake for a parent or a
the biggest mistake for a parent or a guardian or someone that has influence
guardian or someone that has influence
guardian or someone that has influence over that child is to not believe them
over that child is to not believe them
over that child is to not believe them not listen not provide the help that’s
not listen not provide the help that’s
not listen not provide the help that’s needed chalking it up as teenage
needed chalking it up as teenage
needed chalking it up as teenage rebellion chalking it up as disobedience
the biggest mistake that we have is not
the biggest mistake that we have is not realizing that it could happen to any
realizing that it could happen to any
realizing that it could happen to any child with the average age being 13 the
child with the average age being 13 the
child with the average age being 13 the vulnerabilities that already lie in the
vulnerabilities that already lie in the
vulnerabilities that already lie in the heart of every child the cognitive delay
heart of every child the cognitive delay
heart of every child the cognitive delay of love that lies in the heart of every
of love that lies in the heart of every
of love that lies in the heart of every child because the media and social media
child because the media and social media
child because the media and social media and the music and the entertainment
and the music and the entertainment
and the music and the entertainment world causes our children believe that
world causes our children believe that
world causes our children believe that they have to be a certain weight a
they have to be a certain weight a
they have to be a certain weight a certain look brand name clothes to be
certain look brand name clothes to be
certain look brand name clothes to be able to fit in our biggest mistake is
able to fit in our biggest mistake is
able to fit in our biggest mistake is not telling our children that you’re
not telling our children that you’re
not telling our children that you’re beautiful and wonderfully made just as
beautiful and wonderfully made just as
beautiful and wonderfully made just as you are
you are
you are money cannot buy love but a kind work
money cannot buy love but a kind work
money cannot buy love but a kind work and turn away so much shame and hurt
miracles I was always told never to let
miracles I was always told never to let your right hand know what your left hand
your right hand know what your left hand
your right hand know what your left hand is doing so after I told you all these
is doing so after I told you all these
is doing so after I told you all these things I wanted to make sure I say it
things I wanted to make sure I say it
things I wanted to make sure I say it I saved the miracles for this and
miracles that actually happen a surprise
miracles that actually happen a surprise and welcoming event that is highly
and welcoming event that is highly
and welcoming event that is highly improbable an extraordinary event a
improbable an extraordinary event a
improbable an extraordinary event a development or accomplishment that
development or accomplishment that
development or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences I stand
brings very welcome consequences I stand
brings very welcome consequences I stand here as a miracle
here as a miracle
here as a miracle one that has been through so much that
one that has been through so much that
one that has been through so much that everybody could have gave up on me
everybody could have gave up on me
everybody could have gave up on me but most importantly I could have gave
but most importantly I could have gave
but most importantly I could have gave up on myself I take every opportunity to
up on myself I take every opportunity to
up on myself I take every opportunity to go back over the life that I had then
go back over the life that I had then
go back over the life that I had then and exchange it for the one that I have
and exchange it for the one that I have
and exchange it for the one that I have now for every ounce of pain that I had
now for every ounce of pain that I had
now for every ounce of pain that I had then to pour into every ounce of power
then to pour into every ounce of power
then to pour into every ounce of power that I have now power to make a
that I have now power to make a
that I have now power to make a difference in the lives of those that
difference in the lives of those that
difference in the lives of those that are vulnerable yet wanting to come out
are vulnerable yet wanting to come out
are vulnerable yet wanting to come out and people don’t understand I have the
and people don’t understand I have the
and people don’t understand I have the power to change the mindset of others
power to change the mindset of others
power to change the mindset of others that don’t believe that this could
that don’t believe that this could
that don’t believe that this could possibly be happening in your neck of
possibly be happening in your neck of
possibly be happening in your neck of the woods in your neighborhood in your
the woods in your neighborhood in your
the woods in your neighborhood in your house I’m a firm believer that I’m a
house I’m a firm believer that I’m a
house I’m a firm believer that I’m a miracle because I couldn’t give up I’m a
miracle because I couldn’t give up I’m a
miracle because I couldn’t give up I’m a miracle because I did not stop I didn’t
miracle because I did not stop I didn’t
miracle because I did not stop I didn’t let life circumstances consume me and to
let life circumstances consume me and to
let life circumstances consume me and to believe in this is what all that I would
believe in this is what all that I would
believe in this is what all that I would ever be as I stand here in this miracle
ever be as I stand here in this miracle
ever be as I stand here in this miracle space right now knowing that I’m an
space right now knowing that I’m an
space right now knowing that I’m an executive director of a foundation that
executive director of a foundation that
executive director of a foundation that is a nonprofit that does nothing else
is a nonprofit that does nothing else
is a nonprofit that does nothing else more than get up every day to make a
more than get up every day to make a
more than get up every day to make a difference in the lives of someone else
difference in the lives of someone else
difference in the lives of someone else that needs to know that this really
that needs to know that this really
that needs to know that this really exists and our hashtag is always
exists and our hashtag is always
exists and our hashtag is always stronger together very grateful to be
stronger together very grateful to be
stronger together very grateful to be able to stand in a space that I can
able to stand in a space that I can
able to stand in a space that I can impart wisdom knowledge and
impart wisdom knowledge and
impart wisdom knowledge and understanding how to be aware prevent
understanding how to be aware prevent
understanding how to be aware prevent the tactics and techniques that happen
the tactics and techniques that happen
the tactics and techniques that happen from those that are live they’re lured
from those that are live they’re lured
from those that are live they’re lured into the sex trade I hope you guys
into the sex trade I hope you guys
into the sex trade I hope you guys remember to be the watchful eyes
remember to be the watchful eyes
remember to be the watchful eyes the attentive ears and the open heart to
the attentive ears and the open heart to
the attentive ears and the open heart to our most vulnerable population and that
our most vulnerable population and that
our most vulnerable population and that is our youth let us make a difference
is our youth let us make a difference
is our youth let us make a difference thank you
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