Sticks & Stones May Break Our Bones. But Words…
Words May Break Our Spirit The words kept emanating from my mouth. “You are dumb.” “You are useless.” “Why are you even here?” “You don’t matter.” Each statement was a dagger to my heart, but I continued to pierce myself; repeating the words aloud, over, and over, to myself. Then the tears started to flow… Arriving home, I headed straight to bed; pulling the covers over my head, as my husband looked on, wondering what in the world happened. It…