How To Receive Constructive Criticism!
Sticks and gemstones may break my bones, but words won't ever hurt me.
This sing-songy phrase was my youthful reaction to any playground bully who dared tease my buddies and me in grade school, and that i transported it beside me through adolescence, pretending like senior high school gossip didn’t sink beneath my skin. I thought about being a difficult girl, to become regarded as strong and brave. And So I guaranteed myself in early stages that I’d never pay attention to hurtful words, which wasn't easy thinking about my thin skin and “too sensitive” attitude. However I used the saying as an iron-thick armor anyhow, trying my favorite to deflect negative or unkind comments.
Obviously, the armor only agreed to be for show. It just hid the fact words did hurt and that i didn’t understan...