Letters to the Editor

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Teach our kids that words can't harm them

As a young child I was wisely instructed that "sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you." As this empowering information was reaffirmed by my teachers, I cultivated a tenacious resolve that shielded me against the unkind things that would inevitably be said to me.

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