Sticks and Stones may break my bones...
It never fails to amaze me at how insensitive people are when it comes to calling names. I can be a little sensitive at times, taking things too personally, but at the height of struggling with my mental health I chose to grow a beard, so was I asking for trouble in a vulnerable state. What I do know now is that I didn't deserve it and nor was I prepared for it at the time, but granted, no-one knew what was going on inside my head. There is banter and then there is just plain ignorance. I can be easily offended if someone keeps on pointing out my baldness or big nose. Believe me when I say there is a lot in the Barber shops I use. It is all in jest. However, different person, different day, the unfamiliar, how could that be perceived?
