Monologue Of Olivia Berman

Olivia Berman. Black, adopted at twelve months by two gay men, and raised in a Jewish home. Olivia was the opposite of a typical white girl. Growing up with an autistic brother and a sister who lost her battle to cancer was more than she could handle. Almost everyday Olivia thought about how much easier it would be to vanish from the earth. Would anyone even notice? Wouldn’t she be just another dead body that would need to be buried? Any day Olivia made it to school was a miracle. Her confidence was only one thing that was taken away by her classmates with constant bullying. The other kids bet whether she would even show up. Would today be the day there would be an empty seat in class, one less person taking up the hallway? To them, Olivia was just another black girl who didn’t take school seriously. When others looked at Olivia, they saw a black girl with two white fathers. An interracial family. There weren’t many people who really knew Olivia, who knew about the challenges of having an autistic brother and a sister who passed away. The Berman family was financially stable, with a few rough spots here and there. Her two fathers stressed Jewish values of giving back, being

She realized she didn't have to bury her emotions but could express them in ways that would motivate others. She soon began to speak at senior homes, schools, organizations, and more, Olivia told her story over and over again. Audiences from all over the world came to see her speak at conventions. That was Olivia Berman for you, eighteen years old and she couldn’t be more satisfied with the person she had become. Convention after convention, Olivia soon became world renown. The advice and story Olivia told went viral! She made money, but it wasn’t important. Olivia spoke for free yet became wealthy with the message of hope she brought to