tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post1060248304441032023..comments2024-03-18T10:10:57.513-04:00Comments on The Hugging Home: That's Retarded!Lora Rossihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470056800396078477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post-816436954156523852012-05-19T00:04:25.756-04:002012-05-19T00:04:25.756-04:00This is something that has always rolled around in...This is something that has always rolled around in my mind. The R word is pretty common and almost everyone I know uses it. Great post Lora.Philip Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127235807926222306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post-48958860449906957852012-04-21T10:30:35.824-04:002012-04-21T10:30:35.824-04:00Nice post - Couldn't agree more. I too use th...Nice post - Couldn't agree more. I too use these words when I've given explicit instruction to myself and children not too specifically the word retarded; it's such an awful word really and we don't often mean them in the true context when they are used; having said that using them keeps the words alive...anyways...thanks for sharingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229243003885999757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post-78742983616487464042012-04-20T12:29:15.583-04:002012-04-20T12:29:15.583-04:00A word is like a bullet. Once it is fired, it can ...A word is like a bullet. Once it is fired, it can not be withdrawn. Good that we think about them before we aim them.Tim Carterhttp://www.timgcarter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post-51205151405400562292012-04-20T12:00:06.103-04:002012-04-20T12:00:06.103-04:00Exactly Becky. Thanks so much for sharing and for ...Exactly Becky. Thanks so much for sharing and for your thoughtful comment. :)Lora Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470056800396078477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8680458214967466707.post-22993520449034359012012-04-20T11:30:33.748-04:002012-04-20T11:30:33.748-04:00Another thought provoking post that will be shared...Another thought provoking post that will be shared.Very interesting on the orgins of words,I learned a few things.I think many children do not even know what the words actually mean and we as parents and role models need to educate so it stops in the school yard etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com