Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
We’re taught this from a young age. That we shouldn’t let words hurt us. That they can’t hurt us. Not in the way physical assault can.
Words aren’t strong.
That’s what we’re taught. What we’re told.
We were lied to.
Words can hurt deeper than any physical ailment.
The scars last so much longer, cut so much deeper.
I’m thirty four.
I still can crumble in tears when I remember events from 20 years ago.
Words and actions that hurt worse than any physical ailment ever hurt me.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will forever hurt me.
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*Obviously this is just the first post. I don’t know how many there will be…probably just a few. It’s a post series I’ve been meaning to write for a while that’s sort of connected to the I Am Real post.
I’ve seen how hurtful words can be, sometimes worse than any physical injury.