the campaign, so far

marian has some really sweet friends.

they are supporting her in her campaign

for sophomore class president.

they have helped her put up posters.

they have fliers taped to their lockers

that say "i'm voting for marian."

unfortunately, there are other kids

who are not so supportive.

tuesday after school, marian hung her posters.

on wednesday, before school even started,

her photographs had been vandalized.

the vandals were caught & punished.

{hidden cameras caught them in the act.}

we worked with the school to replace the photos.

today, some kids asked marian

for her fliers to hang on their lockers.

after she handed them out,

the kids tore them up in front of her.

freshmen!

classmates!!

what the hell?!

honestly, it's hard enough to get up

and go to school each morning.

why do kids have to be so mean?

what are these kids learning in school?

i'm really hoping they have a

"golden rule" discussion tomorrow.

i am proud of marian.

i'm proud of her resiliency

and also her sensitivity.

she is honest about what hurts,

and she is really brave

to put herself out there like this.

♥

p.s.

one of marian's friends

came over tonight for dinner

to make her feel better, and to

remind her of what's really important.