When she was in kindergarten, Jennifer, along with her brother and mother,
was held hostage by an armed gunman for four days. Their father was a drug
dealer and had disappeared with a bunch of cocaine that belonged to someone
else. The gunman had been sent to hold the family hostage until he returned
the drugs. But the gangsters didn't count on Jennifer's mother being so
tough—frightening enough, in fact, to almost make the guy leave. And not
only that: Her mother was so composed, that Jennifer and her brother never
even knew they were being held hostage. (14 minutes)
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