Understanding Jodie

By Sarah Ruth Scott

This story is fictitious but based on true life events. The aspects of bullying are sadly real and part of life today. During the course of this story, the reader will notice that Jodie has a number of problems, including dyslexia. This was classed as a disability in 2001 and has been dealt with in schools by providing various forms of support for schoolchildren around the world. However, problems remain, and some children slip through the net, undetected. This is partly due to the child formulating strategies to deal with their disability. Schools also fail to understand other aspects of dyslexia, such as poor concentration and short-term memory deficit. The child also develops behavioural problems that stem from shear frustration. They get angry and upset. It is known that some smash or throw objects. Jodie tells her own story after being sentenced to jail for grievous bodily harm (GBH). She is very graphic and open about her sexuality. She is also outspoken and sometimes rude. Despite this, she has a heart of gold.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jul 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524635114

Sarah Ruth Scott

Sarah has written four stories in this book that deal with the unusual and sometimes the bizarre. These stories explore areas of the imagination that leave the reader thinking about various aspects of mental health and questions whether or not certain things are real or imaginary. In the first story ‘Understanding Jodie’ the author questions the moral ethics of a teenage girl. The second story ‘Living with Faith’ is about an angel learning to protect others living as a mortal. The third story is Alison’s lifelong diary questioning her poor lifestyle following her death, only to experience her life again with radical changes. Finally the most bizarre of all stories ‘The secret life Helen Harris’ about a woman who wants to change her life and is helped but with drastic consequences.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/27/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5246-3510-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-3511-4 (e)

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Stating The Facts

Introduction

School Daze

Oh To Be A Goth

Prison Daze

Time Out

Srs Books

Goth Music

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you once again my friends for all your help and support in making this book a success, I thank Terri Bastable for modelling for the photographs for this book and Naomi Giess and number of girls for providing me with information for the research necessary for this book. Jeni Sutton for her usual encouragement and Daniel Sutton for input in the cover design, people have really excelled on this one. I must add that some of Jodie’s experiences are really my own and the aspects of dyslexia and dyspraxia are taken from my own experiences from school life and indeed in my working environment. It is no easy task living with dyslexia and people should study this subject in order to appreciate the difficulties we go through. I chose to write books despite my own difficulties and I have learned to fight my way in society in order to survive. One day the world will realise that just because you are dyslexic, you are not thick, in fact we do excel in other areas such as art. This is why I am grateful to those who have helped me and do appreciate that I do have a brain, my friends abroad Anja and Ulf have supported me for years and recognise my disability. Other friends in England support me on facebook and other sites which is great, thank you all.

STATING THE FACTS

This story is fictitious but based on true life events, the aspects of bullying is sadly real and part of life today. During the course of this story the reader will notice that Jodie has a number of problems including dyslexia, this was classed as a disability in 2001 and has been dealt with in schools by providing various support for school children around the world. However problems remain and some children slip through the net undetected this is partly due to the child formulating strategies to deal with their disability. Schools also fail to understand other aspects of dyslexia such as poor concentration and short term memory deficit. The child also develops behavioural problems that stem from shear frustration, they get angry and upset, it is known that some smash or throw objects. Jodie tells her own story after being sentenced to jail for grievous bodily harm (G.B.H) she is very graphic and open about her sexuality, she is also out spoken and sometimes rude, despite this she has a heart of gold. Jodie discusses her sexuality; she was aware of her interest with other girls, as she tended to favour girls over boys and fancied one of her female teachers. Things were drummed into her about the woman’s role and gender differences but Jodie was unable to comprehend why boys had to act masculine and girls feminine. She knew society wanted it that way, but why could boys express their feeling and cry. Today we have the solidarity movement for gender equality, which supports the freedom of men and woman to be free to act how they wish despite their so called gender. Jodie was bullied not just because she looked weak and feeble but because of being dyslexic and a lesbian. These are a prime target for bullies, both at school and in society at work or wherever they went in life. So many people are now campaigning for the rights of others and for their own rights in today’s society to be free to do what they want with out ridicule and all kinds of abuse. People like Emma Watson famous for her role as Hermione Granger in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter who has spoken for gender equality at various venues. Peoples rights to be who they want to be without ridicule and being bullied for their choice of what to play with as children such as boys playing with dolls or girls dressing like boys, role reversals in acting out family life such as the mother and father role.

INTRODUCTION

The is the story Jodie Brown, that is me and my so called misunderstood youth, I may seem like any other teenage girl going through puberty with her raging hormones racing about inside her bursting to escape. But along with the every day problems of growing up, I was also the target of school bullying, because not only did I appear weak, but I was so different. I had a problem with my education due to being dyslexic; I had a poor concentration span and short term memory deficit. If this was not enough to contend with I was and still am a lesbian or at least I presumed I was by the way I was attracted to girls, this made me an ideal target for bullies who also showed signs of being homophobic. I went through school in fear of being attacked each day and not knowing what punishment was to be bestowed on me, such as looking for the blue gold fish (or girls shoving my head down the toilet) school life was sheer hell. But then I recruited in self defences classes