Sticks and stones may break my bones
By zweeb82
@zweeb82 (5653)
Malaysia
October 14, 2016 11:53am CST
...but are you sure that words will never hurt you? Yes, I'm sure many have heard this saying countless times but are we really sure that words will never hurt us? From the experiences in life and also through observations, I find that it isn't true that words will not hurt us, it's just a matter of how much impact, whether good or bad, it depends on how close our level of relationship is with the person who says it, or even sometimes don't say it but body language does speak volumes tooWell, at least that's my opinion. So what are your thoughts?
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@1creekgirl (41330)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I agree, I think words can hurt much worse than sticks and stones. We can recover, most of the time, from physical injuries, but words can hurt for a life time.
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@1creekgirl (41330)
• United States
18 Oct 16
@enlightenedpsych2 That's true, but when hurtful words are spoken by people we care about, especially parents, those words can wound for years.
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@zweeb82 (5653)
• Malaysia
18 Oct 16
@1creekgirl @enlightenedpsych2 That's why I think I did mention somewhere that it depends on the people. The ones closest to us has the most impact and also because we are more open to them thus having our guard down, that's why we are more vulnerable.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
15 Oct 16
We shouldn't allow words to hurt us, but they do.
Recently a gal at my church has been talking bad about me to others, who in turn have told me what she said....and she did say some of the words to me too. If I think about her words and feelings too much then I end up crying.
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
14 Oct 16
Words can hurt as bad as swords in my opinion
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@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
15 Oct 16
@zweeb82 oh my. Double edged ones are scary. OUCH!
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