Hateful Words

I grew up in a large family of 10 We never had a dull moment then In our free time, we were able to play But mainly we worked hard every day. The onion fields were plenty while growing up We labored all day, needless to say, life was tough. After we finished working at the end of the day We would go home to wash the smell away. You see onion smells stays on you for a long time Even if we washed it with Clorox, bleach, and lime The smell remained on you when you were in school The students would laugh at you and you felt like a fool. I learned to ignore the ridicules and the hateful words I depended on our extensive family love and support. All the bad stuff that we heard, we learned to shrug off I didn't need them to like me, my family's love was enough. When you are a child, you can't understand the hate Why as a child you learn to bash others until its too late Are these things that are taught in their churches and homes? Then maybe parents need to change their attitude and odious tones.

Eon

I love to write about my life, my family, and my Christian values. We struggled growing up but our parents always found a way to provide us with what we needed. We grew up laborers, working in the fields in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Texas. My 8...

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