How the Words You Heard as a Kid Are Still Running You

You might not remember every detail from childhood. But you probably remember exactly what somebody said to you that hurt. That's not a coincidence.

E and KayCee get personal in this one. They talk about the words that shaped them growing up, how they've tried to do it differently with their own kids and grandkids, and why the next generation hears and carries language in ways Gen X never had to think about.

What we got into:

• Why kids remember the negative things said to them faster and longer than the positive
• How verbal discipline from older generations planted seeds that some of us are still digging up
• E's experience raising a son on the autism spectrum and how it completely rewired her understanding of word choice
• KayCee being one of two Black kids in her elementary school and the lasting weight of that
• The difference between preparing your kids for a hard world versus wounding them in the process
• How workplace words travel and why documentation is a non-negotiable
• What it looks like when kids grow up and actually learn to use those word lessons at work

Sit with this one: Think back to one thing a parent, teacher, or adult said to you that you still carry. Now think about whether that thing is actually true. That's the work.

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