Words can either make you or break you. The old saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words will never hurt me” is extremely false, because words do hurt. In our world today people like to use words to bring down others and make themselves feel good. There are good words, but we also have the bad and the ugly.
One word that I absolutely hate is the word “cancer.” It brings back too many negative memories from my sophomore year of high school. That word changed my life indefinitely and I will never be the same due to all the pain it caused me. It’s crazy how a simple six letter, two syllable word can have such a strong impact on someone.
Another word to go along with my first one, is “chemo.” I associate the two together because most patients with cancer are treated with chemo. Now, let me say from experience, watching someone go through that is not a pretty sight. It’s ugly, horrible, and heart wrenching. Those two words tear my heart to pieces, especially when they lead to losing a loved one. In the end, those words turned me into the mature, young woman that I am today and ,sometimes, I am thankful for that.
Now to some words on the positive side of things. Showing in FFA, Future Farmers of America, you hear many things coming out of the judges mouth, but one that ill never forget is “champion.” Now I didn't will grand champion, but reserve grand champion. This was my firs time ever showing that lamb and also my first time to buckle. Hearing the judge call his champions was such a mesmerizing moment for me that when he called my name, I froze for a second because I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It wasn't until I saw the little girl walking up to me with my buckle that I had realized I won reserved champion.
Another word, well really set of words, that I like is “love you to the moon and back” or “lyttmab”. My mom and I have always said this since I was a baby and t’s our little saying that nobody really understands. The saying “lyttmab” means so much to me that I have a tattoo of it, in my moms handwriting, where her tumor was located at. Those six little letters have created a huge unbreakable bond between my mom and I, which I am extremely grateful for.
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