He uses
hurtful words like «mix and match» and «hodgepodge» when describing my style.
And using
hurtful words like «I wish formula were never invented so your gene pool would die off...» makes one worry about what type of parent you're going to be using such hurtful / judgemental words like that.
Not exact matches
I actually don't think you're hateful... but the things you say about gays being
like pedophiles... those are
hurtful... and
hurtful was the h -
word that I used because that is what comments
like that do to your brothers and sisters in Christ... they hurt.
In communities
like this, concerns about «
hurtful»
words and stigma can seem beside the point.
Over the years many people have staggered into my office to pour out a story that includes the
words: «I don't understand how people can be
like this, how they can be so mean and devious and
hurtful!»
I don't think «using those
words publicly» is any less
hurtful to breastfeeding moms than a women talking about breastfeeding being a wonderful bonding experience would be
hurtful to someone who feels
like Moakler does.
When we fear the judgment of others, both
hurtful words and helpful critiques alike can seem
like bitter condemnation.
Much
like irritants caught in an oyster's flesh,
words once
hurtful and degrading lose their power to wound us as associations accumulate
like so many layers of radiant nacre, such that what once caused pain becomes bound in possibility.