SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT Quotes

“I have taken responsibility for my life and will no longer accept the role of the victim.  I want my story to reach all kinds of different people, and if it can help others survive and hold onto their dreams I would feel truly blessed.  It would prove that no matter what kind of life you were born into, rich or poor, accepting responsibility, for not only your actions but your entire life, is paramount.  Whatever struggles or challenges are placed on my course, I can overcome them one hurdle at a time.  After all, I survived my childhood, my family, and my birthright.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“I hope that sharing my experiences might ignite the courage that someone needs to fight for their life, because in the end they are worth it.  Maybe that has been my purpose all along and I am finally realizing it now.  I know in my heart that by telling the truth God is smiling down on me, proud of me and my epiphany.  I am worth it, I am worth the love, the love of myself, and I can trust that love.  No one will hurt me again. No one will hurt that little girl inside, for I am taking her in my arms and together we begin a new journey.  One that will likely be a big surprise, but I do know that I am not afraid.  I trust that God and the universe will take care of me.  I have no more doubts because, in the end, those two are really all I can count on, and I am definitely okay with that.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“The key is knowing and believing that I do deserve better and that my prince can come, I just need to be clear on who that is.  In the past I wasn’t that specific because I was afraid that I didn’t deserve someone who loved me unconditionally.  I sedated myself most of my life and was numb to the fact of who I really was.  I look at it as a work in progress.  With each stroke of the brush I learn something new about myself.  I would rather be alone than waste my time with the wrong person.  The men I have chosen in the past reflect back to me how I used to see myself, but I am changing that perception.   I know I have a soul mate somewhere out there.  I will experience true love one day.  Maybe that is the dreamer in me.  I have to believe in something, even if it is just a fairytale ending.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“When I arrived in the parking lot of the restaurant, my brother and father were separated by police and being questioned.  The police turned me over to one of my brother's friends who had just arrived on the scene.  They were told to take me home.  I could hear the police discussing the situation and they decided to escort my father and brother home. Didn’t the police know that they would kill each other if they were set free?  I tried to speak up and pleaded with the officers to take them away, but my cries went unheeded.  No one was listening to me; no one cared.  Once again, because they were Armand Hammer’s family, they were exempt from the law.  They were told to behave themselves and to go home and sleep it off.  The feeling of betrayal once again, filled my body.  No one was going to help me.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“I took a step and looked to the left; something seemed to pull me around the corner of the restaurant.   I approached the corner and rose to my tiptoes because I didn’t want anyone to hear me coming.  I grabbed the wall and peeked around the corner. My father was lying on top of my brother, choking him and laughing hysterically.  My brother was turning blue and it looked like his eyes were going to bulge out of his head.  My father kept squeezing and lifting my brother’s head and slamming it down on the pavement.  People started moving but no one was trying to stop them and pull them apart.  I thought for sure they were going to kill each other.  I will never forget how they looked.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“was a good girl and yet I didn’t give myself credit for surviving, only self-abuse. I did everything that I was supposed to do and yet in the end, I was always abandoned and betrayed.  How I was treated by my family would always be one of the unsolved mysteries in my life and one thing I could never control.”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION

“to do was be dragged back into”
― Casey Hammer, SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT: THE AUTHORIZED VERSION