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May 8, 2009 by Hawk.
Four of the cruelest words anyone can utter and they’re often used in a futile attempt to if not cheer someone up at least to try and lighten the moment. It’s terrible. Using ‘It could be worse’ is just dismissing someone’s pain and problems. Personally I hate it. It hurts:
“You can barely walk? It could be worse!”
“You wake to pain, spend the day in pain and struggle to sleep with pain? It could be worse!”
“Hands and arms don’t work (you had to type that sentence four times to get it right?) It could be worse!”
This a horrible way to deal with a friend’s pain. Sadly I admit I’ve done it myself and even TO myself to make light of things even when they’re not light and never will be. Think before you say it, you just might make it worse…
Hawk (is worse)
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