Questions?

I am writing this because this involves some questionable questions. I am talking about some negative lash back I may get. For instance, when I state some stuff on facebook, it may be looked upon that I am ‘bragging’. However, I am not coming from that aspect. My PROUD message when I state my “life” as a Native, my message is that if I can do/live a great life, so can you!!! When I say I am enjoying my life in any capacity (travels, clothes, luxuries), I am NOT bragging, it is about that I have worked HARD to acquire these things on my own accord. Can I state I have been in school for 13 years post high school to get awarded these luxuries?! I mean pure school. Six years undergraduate, 1.5 masters, 5 years doctorate and still trying to obtain my Ph.D. Does it mean anything to you that I have lived off of $20 a week a LOT! I have struggled, my mom has struggled to keep me afloat to assist me to get my degree(s). Does it mean that I do possess 2-4 jobs as we speak? I slave and labor myself to acquire my lifestyle to work and to play? LOL. I like to laugh about that because SO many people see my posts on facebook and that’s cool because I write them but not to brag. In reality it is because I am so PROUD of where I came from and how I am enjoying the fruits of my own hard earned labor. No one thinks about the blood, sweat, tears that any individual invests in their life. No one thinks about the countless 12 hour days in the library, the ramen noodles, the on-going studying, the living off of $20/week, the self-motivation, self-doubt, the years of college, and everything else. They see me: shopping, liking/buying designer items, chilling with my friends, and my facebook posts. But they DO NOT KNOW all the years, blood, sweat, and tears I have dedicated to my current lifestyle. At this point, I refuse to apologize to my family, friends, and anyone else who has any negative judgement attached because believe me honey, I have paid my dues and I still am. You have to be strong and resilient. Again I will not apologize for my mimosas on Sundays, my designer clothes/purses, great outings because I have struggled and still struggle for these things because I am a REZ girl that has grown up as such, gives back to her family/community, and am proud but paid my own dues (and still am). At the end of the day, I am human, and it hurts when you do everything in your power to help yourself, your family, and your community and you still hear negative comments. Why can’t we just support each other? Not hard, right? Apparently, Natives can be the biggest haters in the world at times. Nevertheless, I am a Navajo girl who is doing her thing and so can any Native girl who has; self-motivation, self-worth, self-respect, self-discipline, and resilience, which we all do, so tap into that girl!!