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Cece Williams

You may know me as Cece or radio personnel Cece rose. You may even call me phire (fire) but to most I will always be the funny humble shy kid inside Hortense Williams. Born in the heart of Newark NJ Mt prospect Ave May 25th 1983. Mother was a stay at home mom raising two down syndrome children and a older sibling. I always looked up to my older brother Miguel, my mother moved to Newark from puerto Rico with no education barley spoke english while my father Robert (african american)was the great all American dad who was at the time a Vet who served in the army and worked at the railroads to put food on the table for his family. Dad didn't think it was safe to raise the family in Newark so we moved to Asbury when I was three, it was there where dad was a limits driver and mom was still a stay at home mom, I don't remember much about mom except she out casted me since the day I was born, truth be told I was always a daddys girl, he was not only an amazing father who raised me but also a best friend for life.

Growing up wasn't easy I was always picked on because of my weight and skin color, kids used to tease me and call me horrible names which stuck with me till the beginning of high school. I remained around male figures in my life so you can say I grew up a tomboy, I looked and dressed like a boy, hung around, played basketball, I was one of the boys. It wasn't until I was in nineth grade that I finally decided to explore my girlie side and change my name, I refused to be called names, in High School is where cece was born.

I was no longer the outcast, I was a cheerleader Freshman who hung with the seniors, I was popular. My passion has always been music and painting to express my depression, Depression of what? that the number one bully I had to face every day was my own mother, how can your own mother hate you so much mentally, physically, and emotionally. spiritually destroyed I kept my head up and continued to sing and paint, I met someone in the ninth grade that took my mind off the abuse granted at the time he was a lot older, he made me feel loved like I never imagined, not knowing about the birds and the bees I conceived my first child I named her demiracle, It was a miracle she survived after secretly taking a beating from the man cece had grown to love and trust

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