(Standing up To Bullies)
this is long.
Despite now being a proud member of the Green Party, I truly consider myself a true Democrat. This statement is simply meant to explain my values and experiences which guide my heart, mind, body, and spirit as they collaborate to navigate life's difficult terrain. I am certainly not passing judgment on other members of this community.
I grew up on a small hippie farm. My mother and father were very poor although I had no clue of this fact at the time. I had what I needed, and these worries were mostly kept from me until I was older. Some of my earliest memories are of me sitting by my mother's side as she stitched together garments at the local sweatshop. I don't believe this lasted very long, as I was enrolled in what was the precursor to the Headstart program.
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