Assignment 19- Quinn Andrews

I'm awkward-- I don't pick up on social cues and I can't always tell if you want the truth or a compliment. Sadly, this sometimes means I hurt the people I care about. "Pain is relative." What hurts me may not hurt someone else and vice versa. I'll sometimes say the wrong thing because I'm basing it off of what I would want to hear and whether it would hurt me or not. I really like my eyes, but a friend may really dislike theirs. I'm insecure about my ears, but a classmate might not care. What might be a little barb at me, may be a fatal blow for someone else. For a four-year-old, it might seem like the end of the world because they do not have the same experiences that we have had. This has made me choose my words more carefully because I really don't want to hurt anyone. I might still have trouble with saying the wrong thing, but I am trying. I only have my experiences, and you only have yours. We have different pain tolerances, and what might hurt one person is not universally painful.