West Michigan Girl talks about Bullying

School Bullying 

I had the privilege of listening to a girl from Sparta Michigan. I enjoyed our conversation and it was about School Bullying. Linda was going to elementary school . On her desk sits a pitcher of a girl that is not smiling like the rest . She looks at the photo every day, With a semi serious face she explains. I start to think there really is no cure for depression, that happiness is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn't one I'll have to fight for as long as I live. I start to think there really is no cure for being Bullying, most teachers act if they don’t acknowledged what’s is happening , this is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn't one I'll have to fight for as long as I live. I wonder if it's worth it.my stomach is a little flap no not so much that little girl is me but because this little girl is me on the first day of preschool at about four in the age of four it was my first experience with being bullied and all the shame and fear that the carpet it did they started out pleasantly enough in my yellow kitchen in My small home I grew up in at Sparta  Michigan. my mother kneeling in front of me but in my white sweater . My mother Give’s me up in a bear hug kiss in the lips of my nose around member my father taking me by the hand Asher me out to the front door with  Julian until we walked up to the school stairs my father kiss the top of my head and gave me a for a fuzzy hair a quick prayer and loving stroke then there was an awful slippery sensation of the 8 am ,  beginning so it pushed away on my name as he walked away  I also remember my first class what came next the sun shockin flame of pain burning my upper arm felt like my second saw so painful I thought my thought the sky may have opened up and found on top of me is the first time I’ve ever been pinched in the boy who who did it moved with such lightning fast speed in alarming Percussion.   I start to feel like I can't maintain the facade any longer, that I may just start to show through. And I wish I knew what was wrong. Maybe something about how stupid this may sound I didn’t even recognize my own self  at least nine sensually and justice quickly he was gone between two is hiding place where not even a teacher could see him I remember how he sneered at me sadly we came to pick up. There is a classic moment in ‘The Sun Also Rises’ when someone asks Mike Campbell how he went bankrupt, and all he can say in response is, “Gradually and then suddenly.” When someone asks how I lost my mind, that’s all I can say too.Just about every day there after shortly after job Soon it  became very apparent to me just for every day there after shortly after drop off he so he settle around me I guess won’t be staying in me over my little shoulders and my back without anyone noticing how could a child that young even know that the deficit different forms of punishment he threatened to fight upon me and my family if I have a shared how he would torture me of course I figured I would shoot for him to tell  please help teacher , my parents not even one of my older siblings to home siblings to home with taking a small step to take me sleep because I was a baby in the family do you love me more than sunshine do you only known they would have to save me from the pain they have only they have only known for boiled down to was this I didn’t speak up or stand up with because I scared myself and continued simple as that was so cool where was larger than he was no kids and scuffle kids and washed out dangers should over the over have encountered the darkness  I have studiously tried to avoid ever using the word 'madness' to describe this . Now and again, the word slips out, but I hate it. 'Brutally is too glamorous a term to convey what happens to most people who are losing their self esteem. That word is too exciting, too literary, too interesting in its connotations, to convey the boredom, the slowness, the dreariness, the dampness 

I am Magent it to parents everywhere particularly of little ones who may not have the Kerge to use their words urge you to tell your children to speak clearly and loudly if trouble of the sands of time them A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight! and I understand that the fear of talking about scary stuff   In my case, I was frightened thought that I might live this nightmare forever, because I was certain, quite certain, that I was already dead. issome times as scary as the stuff itself the first day of school is filled with excitement and fear both real him imagine shower your children would love cover them with understanding teach them to be kind tell them that someone hurts them speaker cents is what gives my answers their powers it covers them up with a cloak of darkness allows them to get to their dirty work on the list I would get the photos again my tactilely from and my frame for brow he just can’t put away seconds before the four of us take him after rain down on me well I was her pinches when he was when my teacher pro second square with her camera and cheery time deep picture I can measure was turned down from I’m still felt like fire she never saw thing she was that quick I’m happy to be back in schoolThe new one is gold and blue I guess that means I am no longer hold on to swim or steam bees that used to be circling me after years of feeling disappointed in myself for not being brave enough to share my chair I finally forgive myself he tried his best to kayak for me,  give me a roll my prayer is that eventually character is on demons whatever they may be today I look at my picture and smile I smile because I was able to move around and my heart was finally forgiven him

West Michigan Back to School

West Michigan Back to school

Here’s how cash strapped teachers find a way to pay per classroom supplies if there if the swarms of families crowded Walmart OfficeMax or any indication new school year is upon us parents and students are looking for the best feels bad to school clothes and supplies and teachers were prepping to greet students with high hopes of successful school year part of the prop included extra money to buy classroom supplies I paint houses to make extra money to survive the summer and the school year Mom give us your teacher teacher say that the average salary is $51,818 can’t keep up with the rising cost of living in buying class your surprises go as far as it used to record the survey out of the classroom that word and I am proficient around that helps teachers purchased classroom supplies through outside donation teachers spent an average of $740 a year I question material that’s 2023% increase for 2015 the survey was shared with our teachers and organizations were 4400 he just responded and I am proud Stebbins in their paychecks or a berry burst for this space purchased since 1982 phones and partnerships with schools supply vendors now I’m out are you school district is given by the legislature is based on how many students are in rolled in the district public schools the moment I will care for each teacher in school is dependent on how many public school teachers are employed by the sparta schools to adapt a classroom.or The average classroom budget receives across the country is 200,221.00$ a year schools receive more than that from the assistance program but  we do we definitely need to spend more than what we yeah we always get students who cannot afford the basic supplies so we end up buying extra supplies teachers also say that the money is also given out to eat we always see them until later on in the school in the fall it’s really quite sure he spent so much of a hoe money and we’re trying to get the best deals pass through the 27th 2017 2018 school year online classes what Walmart distribution desisted phones before the teacher had to give receipts to the district and they been reversed teachers cannot upload receipts through the class wallet mobile app or other computer some teachers say there’s no shoes for the year struggle I raised over $4000 in the past three years adopt a classroom setting Marie who teaches gifted classes at Rockford says she spent an average of $1000 and each year for classroom supplies it’s neat it’s need to know that adopt a classroom is helping teachers like others across the country offer supplies the students who cannot afford school supplies

Thank you West Michigan

Friends, 

Let me take  the time to thank you very much for inviting me to run for State Senator in 2018 West Michigan . Our wonderful state here in the great heartland of America  West Michigan. . It was an honor to speak to each one of you during this election where so many profound legal arguments were handed down that they more or less canceled each other out.

I am a simple person with a College degree and a solid understanding of people. When I was a young my Grandfather took me on his knee and told me the principle that has guided my life ever since: “Agree with some things, disagree with other things.” His was truly the Greatest Generation, along with a few that came before and a couple that have come since

Why did I running for West Michigan  State Senator of the United States of America? That’s a good question, I was taught that we are Americans ,not Republicans, Democrats, independence. I love America and  we all deserve the chance of the American dream. 

I want to talk a little bit about our nation’s children. Before this speech, a young man named Stanley came up to me. Stanley is a mechanic, a noble profession if there ever was one. Or perhaps he is a chemistry professor, also noble. He was holding his small daughter, Emily, an adorable 3-year-old who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. Stanley is a straight shooter, and he came up to me and asked me a question I’ll never forget: “Do you like children?” And I looked him straight in the eye and said, “Yes, Stanley, I very much like children.” Maybe that’s not a popular opinion, but it’s what I believe. And to those of you who would say, “I don’t think children are our future,” I must reply in the strongest of terms: “I disagree.” Sometimes you have to take a stand for what you believe in.

Our country is sharply divided over a war that is being waged among us   My views on this war are clear: it is happening, it is happening in Cilvl war and it will continue to happen until it stops. Some people believe we should go to the left wing . Or the right . Some people believe we should stay and protest until we’ve established a stable nation. Some people believe we should gradually hand over control to the Russian government. I feel blessed to live in a country with so many beliefs.

On the subject of Doing away with Social Security,  and affordable health care .I strongly, strongly, strongly oppose it. I’m glad it’s still here and I hope it never gets repealed 

The state of our economy is in flux. Every single day, the stock market goes up or goes down or stays the same. If elected president, I will ask the Federal Reserve to take a good long look at the interest rate and decide whether or not to change it. If elected president, I will create jobs where there are none, and where there are jobs, our future political parties need to create internships.

Let us take actions that will make people happy.

Let us take actions that will make people healthy or perhaps have the private sector do it.

Let us take actions regarding taxes.

And let us move boldly so that our children and our children’s children can look back and say, “I’m glad they moved boldly on this, this, and that.”

Thank you all for your support your voice was heard.

I especially wanted to  thanks to these companies who share this dream , who believe in our America Dream and reached out with there kind support 

United Way

MVFPAC

Michigan Association for Justice, 

Michigan Education Association, 

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW COPE, 

SEIU Healthcare Local 79,

United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 

DTE Energy Co.

Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters 

Auto Dealers of Michigan 

Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC,

CMS Energy Employees for Better Government

Michigan Laborers Political

Michigan State Utility Workers Council  

Thanks to your vote my Dream , our Dream continues   Until our next election 

Love u all 

Gidget Groendyk