Sticks and stones may break my bones / myLot

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 too

Well, at least that's my opinion. So what are your thoughts?

7 people like this

5 responses

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (41152)

• 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.

2 people like this

zweeb82

@zweeb82 (5653)

• Malaysia

14 Oct 16

Often times the impact from words can even be more detrimental and leave more scars than we can imagine

1 person likes this

Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (41152)

• 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.

1 person likes this

zweeb82

@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.

1 person likes this

Show more comments

much2say

@much2say (54912)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Oct 16

I never believed that saying. I was teased a lot growing up by other kids and my father was generally a pretty negative person . . . so I know words can hurt - a lot sometimes.

1 person likes this

zweeb82

@zweeb82 (5653)

• Malaysia

14 Oct 16

Sorry to hear that. But I'm sure despite all that I'm sure you've smiled your way through every storm - meet the smile pie, lol!~

1 person likes this

zweeb82

@zweeb82 (5653)

• Malaysia

17 Oct 16

@much2say And you rock!~ Smile in the face of adversity, laugh your way through the storm!~ You've got character, you've got style!~

1 person likes this

much2say

@much2say (54912)

• Los Angeles, California

17 Oct 16

@zweeb82 I've tried . . . I've certain tried!

1 person likes this

Show more comments

Marsha Cooper

@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.

1 person likes this