by I Love R » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:24 pm
Sticks and stones may break your bones / But words will never hurt you.
That's not true.
It really hurt when you called me a retard and a drama queen. But worse... those weren't my words. Those were my mom's.
She saw what you said. And it really stung. And no, she's not all sympathetic for me because I'm a "retard."
I'm not trying to diss Haley! But I've been noticing you've been acting differently around her than me. I know now that I have been overreacting, probably annoying, but you don't have to say things like that. I've grown out of most of my immaturity, most. But I'm not stupid.
I remember in the first grade, we had a girl scout lesson about saying things and what they can do to people. We took a paper doll, made it super ugly, like so ugly designer-freaks like Lana and Lillian would think of as a body bag.
We said all these hurtful things to her like 'You are SO ugly!' 'Your mustache is all greasy.' 'Eew! The ugly is killing me!'
And then we taped her back together, while saying things like 'I like your mustache,' 'You aren't fat,' 'Your glasses are cute.'
The moral is, even if you say hurtful things and then apologize, it still leaves a scar like the tape on the paper doll. I feel like the paper doll. I may have a heart and mid similar to an eight-year-old's (not scientifically) but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when you say things like that. It really hurts.
If I really was a retard, you wouldn't say that to my face, would you? No, you wouldn't. That's why I stand up for them, even when people mill around aimlessly, saying things like, "He's so gay," "What a retard,'' things like that. I'm not saying that you actually do that, but nobody, not me, not you, not our parents, not the president even, has a right to tell somebody with a brain problem or a different sexuality is retarded or gay. But even though I'm not retarded or lesbian, I still stand up for them. Even though it's not wrong, it's not like they did anything to deserve it. Even if they don't have those differences, it's not okay. I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt right now, but please, don't.
I'm still a human being though, just as much as you are.
I still really want to be friends with you, but I do have feelings. And I'm not trying to be mean about either one of you.
From, the "Retarded Drama Queen"