Sunday, November 16, 2014

Words that harm

One of the most painful experiences I have ever had in my life happened when I was 13 years old. It happened after my teen aged neighbor John heard my mother speaking Spanish at the school where he was a student. When he saw me he called me a "spic". I was always a sensitive kid and this really caused me tremendous pain.  To this day it makes me realize how much harm hateful words can do.


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