I am rubber and you are glue. Whatever you say to me , bounces off of me and sticks to you!

I have always hear the saying,"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". I even remember saying it when I was a child. But, I now realize that words can be the most hurtful thing in the word. I get more upset and hurt when I hear someone saying mean things about me or someone else. I have also seen it a lot more with the children I work with and babysit. Once, when I was babysitting, one of the kids said something mean to another. The next thing I know, the little girl that was hurt was crying and had locked herself in her room. I also see how people can twist words around in order to hurt people even more. Sticks and stones can easily break my bones, but words can kill my spirit.