I was taking care of a 8 year old girl at work last week. I asked her what her favorite color was. She enthusiastically answered
"Peacock!"
"Peacock!"
Her mother replied "Sweetheart, peacock isn't a color."
The change in the girl was instant. She went from enthusiastic so feeling bad about being wrong.
I resisted the urge to flick the mother in the forehead.
"Well my favorite color is rainbow," I replied.
The little girl smiled up at me.
Words are powerful and so often misused. Think about their impact before you speak.
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