sticks and stones

...may break my bones / But words will never hurt me

Now that's certainly not me. I'd take sticks and stones any day.

In my previous marriage, I was emotionally and later on physically abused, although for a short period of time. If you ask me today, if I remember being beaten up or not or whether it had hurt or not.... I can barely remember anything. I couldn't even remember where and how I was hit.

But I still remember the nasty things he said about me. Every consonant, every bit of it.

Like I said, I'd take sticks and stones any day. And on that note, I wish all Mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day. Love yourself, and then you'll be able to love others unconditionally :)