Saturday, November 29, 2008

Things I learned as a Child

Don't talk.

Don't feel.

Don't cry.

Don't express.

Push it down.

Bottle it up.

Let it eat you alive, but don't talk about it.

Don't think you're important.

Don't think anyone cares.

Don't ask questions.

Don't dredge up the past.

Don't cause trouble.

Don't talk back.

Just don't.

We love you.

2 comments:

Julie said...

I learned a lot of those things too. Some have been difficult to unlearn.

Unknown said...

I'm working on unlearning. Writing about it is a way of doing that.