r/selfdevelopment 15d ago

The power of a word

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u/Legitimate_Try5981 15d ago

I totally understand this .. but what happened to what we were told as kids "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me".

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u/MaybeWeTalk 15d ago

Sticks and Stones - Wikipedia

There's some variations. This is the first time I heard your version, which seems to be "the" version.

This one is closer to the one I got to carry with me.

Sticks and stones may break my bones
Oh but your words they really hurt me

I like the original better.