Buck Up Cowboys and Cowgirls

Imagine my surprise this morning as I read through The Grand Rapids Press and stumbled across the following words uttered by Becky Telzgrow.

"When we were kids and were told that sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can never hurt you, we were taught a lie,..."

Reading those words I could only think that my parents were liars.  You see my Mum and Dad would recite the above phrase to me when my feelings were hurt from time to time when I was growing up.  As I grew up, and became cognizant of what the phrase actually means, I knew that my Mum and Dad were attempting to teach me that my self worth was not assailable by kids calling me a name.  Or, I guess I should say I thought I knew since Telzgrow now informs me that my parents were liars.

Now don’t misunderstand me.  Calling someone a name can hurt their feelings, but, if the individual being called a name is supported by their family and has been encouraged in embracing self-esteem, words can never harm.

Telzgrow’s comment, above, was taken from an article titled “No names allowed: ‘Words hurt, and we want kids to know words hurt’." The article was penned to herald the first-ever "No Name-Calling Week."

I am such a dumb ass for trusting my parents, I guess.

Posted by on 02/29 at 07:02 AM

  1. John Venlet: I am such a dumb ass for trusting my parents, I guess.

    Hehehe … they had you totally conned with that Santa Claus business.

    Posted by The Serpent  on  03/01  at  09:14 AM

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