{"id":6306,"date":"2019-04-12T08:29:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=6306"},"modified":"2019-04-12T08:29:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T13:29:01","slug":"heard-it-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/6306\/heard-it-before","title":{"rendered":"Heard It Before?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How many times have you heard this little verse.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It is not true, words can be harmful, not only to the receiver, but also to the giver. There are few people so devoid of emotion that can\u2019t be hurt by name calling. Most are hurt and express that hurt in anger at the one who insulted them.<\/p>\n<p>Those with very little self-esteem routinely use name calling to hurt others. 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