“I felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation. My mom kept saying 'Let it go, Lauren, It doesn't matter' ... [I] realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think. The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones', because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” PeopleThinkingMayMatterCertainNextFeltHurtBreakWorryMomStonesSticksMy MomBonesI RealizedReputationTattooNext DayAttackingLet It GoHurt MeStop WorryingLaurenSticks And Stones Author:Lauren Conrad
“Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didnt want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.” WantFeelingsHurtGrowing UpGrowingTroubleBrotherGrewMomGrew UpToughMy FamilyMy MomMy BrotherNeighborhoodJust Being Author:Derrick Rose
“I loved rock and roll when that came in, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, all those great records. So I begged my mom and dad for a guitar, which eventually they did get me for Christmas, but it went out of tune very quickly, and it hurt my fingers.” LittlesHurtRecordsRocksMomDadBillsFingersGuitarMy MomFatsTunesIt HurtsRock And RollBuddyMom And DadHolliesHaleyFats Domino Author:Ian McLagan
“I think boxers are the greatest athletes in all sports for the simple fact that they don't cry. That is mind-blowing. Have you ever been punched in the nose? Oh my gosh, it hurts so bad. They have to go back to corner, where some little man yells at them. 'Shut up, I just got punched in the face!'... If I was a boxer, do you know who I would hire as my corner man? My mom.” IfsThinkingKnowsMenMindLittlesFactsFacesSportsHurtSimpleCryMomAthleteCornersMy MomNosesDo You KnowShut UpIt HurtsBoxersMind BlowingLittle ManGreatest AthleteOh My Gosh Author:Daniel Tosh
“One thing my mom didn't want any of us to do was to cry or to complain about life. Every day and night, even when we didn't have much food, we would pray together. And that for me was a beautiful moment. The fact of being poor didn't really hurt me.” WantMomentsFactsTogetherBeautifulNightHurtPoorOne ThingCryMomPrayingMy MomComplainingDay And NightHurt MeBeautiful Moments Author:Riccardo Tisci
“I feel very vulnerable when it has to do with family. Having lost my mom, who I was so extremely close to, now I feel so vulnerable when somebody gets sick or hurt. I become a complete wreck until they're well. Even if it's a cold! I compare myself to Marlin in Finding Nemo.” IfsFeelsWellsLostHurtMomColdFindingsSickMy MomVulnerableCompareWrecksNemo Author:Nancy O'Dell
“My mother's in my life, but at the time you imagine your mom passing away, not being there ... as a kid you try to think of something that hurts you the most ... It was just a tool [in "Hardball"].” ThinkingTryingKidsMotherHurtImagineMomToolsPassingPassingsBeing TherePassing AwayYour Mom Author:Michael B. Jordan
“My mom is Jamaican and Chinese, and my dad is Polish and African American, so I'm pretty mixed. My nickname in high school was United Nations. I was fine with it, even though I identify as a black woman. People don't realize it hurts my feelings when someone looks at my hair or my eyes, and says, "But you're not actually black. You're black, but you're not black black, because your eyes are green." I'm like, "What? No, no, I'm definitely black." Even some of my closest friends have said that. It's been a bit touchy for me.” PeopleFeelingsEyeSchoolBlackRealizingHurtMomDadHigh SchoolMy DadMy MomAfrican AmericanChineseIt HurtsBlack WomenUnited Nations Author:Ayesha Curry
“Trying to understand the fear I had of truly opening my heart - first, you have to be whole to do that. The fears, the voices in my mind saying, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you might get hurt, they might abandon you - "those are ghost voices from my mom and dad.” TryingMindHeartHurtMomDadMy HeartMy MomGhostAbandonMom And Dad Author:Jane Fonda