Limning the Ordinary

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In the End

In the End

all we have is words

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Bonita Jewel
Jul 01, 2024
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“Use your words.”

It's a phrase some parents use with their kids to encourage them to verbalize their frustration or anger rather than act it out.

It's not something I ever told my kids. To me, it feels kind of patronizing.

But there's something about words.

Clearly, I'm using them now. 

// // //

There are more words than ever.

Now that we've …

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