Posts Tagged ‘erase the word’

A few holidays ago, a friend and I were chatting, when she said it. ‘That’s so retarded’ in reference to something happening in her life. At first I was floored. I hadn’t heard anyone say that word in I don’t know how long. She wasn’t done though. The story went on. She described a place and people. As I listened to her, waiting to see if she’d notice my face, I thought about how she is an educated woman. She is a kind woman. She is not malicious or evil.…