Words we hate now (feel free to add yours to the list)
I thought it would be a good idea to discuss a list of words we hate and why. Feel free to add yours to the list. The ones I hate are:
1. Brother - My brother was my sexual abuser. Enough said.
2. Father - My father beat the shit out of me as a kid. I don't like to use this word when referring to God. I just prefer God, Lord, anything but Father.
3. Mother - My mother's physical neglect lead to severe hearing loss in both ears. The word, even we applied to others, stirs all the bad memories of my own.
4. Grooming - As stated in the previous thread, this is almost an oxymoronic word - you groom something you care about, not something you're abusing.
5. Birthday - Bad memories.
6. Survivor - Seems to imply it was luck that I survived, like those that survive a plan crash. I prefer Witness.
1. Brother - My brother was my sexual abuser. Enough said.
2. Father - My father beat the shit out of me as a kid. I don't like to use this word when referring to God. I just prefer God, Lord, anything but Father.
3. Mother - My mother's physical neglect lead to severe hearing loss in both ears. The word, even we applied to others, stirs all the bad memories of my own.
4. Grooming - As stated in the previous thread, this is almost an oxymoronic word - you groom something you care about, not something you're abusing.
5. Birthday - Bad memories.
6. Survivor - Seems to imply it was luck that I survived, like those that survive a plan crash. I prefer Witness.