regardless what happened in the past i m a beautiful person, i don t deserve what happened to me, to love myself and keep my head up high. so a lot of these young victims don t even know that they re victims. no, they don t. or, even if they do, they think that s all they deserve or that s all their life is going to be. so used to doing what you was doing that it s hard to break the pattern. deena says the road out of prostitution can be a long and difficult one. i m stuck. with many struggles and setbacks along the way. no, no, no. it s not that i don t want to. i don t believe i can. it is a vicious cycle. it is. because life just keeps pulling you back to what you know, and you have to fight everything that you have been taught. yes, there will be relapses.
chest. i have a screwdriver stabbed in my face from my first kid s father because i said that i wasn t going out to work. i ve been stabbed in my shoulder. i was burnt on my back with an iron because i said i wasn t going to be no prostitute. so when you tried to fight back, they fought you and they beat you. and it comes out worse on my end than on theirs. so it was better to just go along. just do what you got to do and come back. there is a promise of love there, and the pimp is very skilled in manipulating love and violence. deena is the executive director of alternatives for girls, one of the few nonprofits in the nation that help young women break free from the grip of pimps and prostitution. when someone is telling you they love you despite hurting you, you may return to love just because it s what you know. it s not really love. it s abuse and control.
all right, for those of you who weren t aware, this is very big news. last night was the jersey shore premiere. we don t know exactly how many people tuned in but we re sure it was millions. because apparently 8 million tuned in to the series three premiere. this was supposed to b bbigger than that. anyway, here s some highlights if you missed it. snooki shared her knowledge of european geography. apparently also she looked more svelte. because they re in italy. that s right. and her dad volunteered to be a male stripper. and deena said she wanted to do something called the jersey turnpike at the club. they are in italy as you mentioned. i don t think they knew whatat that was. pauly and deena engaged in a kiss. and scandalous. some people say it was the most disgusting kiss in history. not my words. no alcohol involved in that at all. the situation is still the situation. apparently he and there were commercials featuring sammy and deena, paid commercials sno
all right, for those of you who weren t aware, this is very big news. last night was the jersey shore premiere. we don t know exactly how many people tuned in but we re sure it was millions. because apparently 8 million tuned in to the series three premiere. this was supposed to be bigger than that. anyway. there s some highlights if you missed it. snooki shared her knowledge of european geography. apparently also she looked more svelte. because they re in italy. that s right. and her dad volunteered to be a male stripper. and deena said she wanted to do something called the jersey turnpike at the club. they are in italy as you mentioned. i don t think they knew what that was. pauly and deena engaged in a kiss. and scandalous. some people say it was the most disgusting kiss in history. no alcohol involved in that at all. the situation is still the situation. apparently he and there were commercials featuring sammy and deena, paid commercials snooki lost a litt
there was a very high chance that i could have lost not just my mom but my sister, and my sister s friend also, so definitely put things in perspective for you. yeah. deena, want to give you the last word here. in tragedies like this, it s hard to explain to children what it means, if anything. adults don t always know. what piece of advice do you have for not only your daughters but for families watching this and who are dealing with tragedies. you know, my heart goes out to them, and honestly, i just think the power of prayer will get you through anything. it has with our family, and, you know, just pull together. i think besides, you know, god up above, i think family and support really, really will see anyone, anyone through, and our heart definitely goes out to everyone involved. i think a lot of folks share your sentiment and you can see them behind you there at vigil where people have gathered. leighton, deena, taylor.