What would happen if everything were opposite? What would you choose to reverse? If someone asked you to describe them in one word, what would that word be? How often do you think about the words you are using? And what response you want to receive from that word?
Hurtful words have different effects. The difference is in the psyche of the person who hears the word. What if that person hears the word “stupid” and earlier that morning they had learned of the death of a favorite uncle. Would the casual drop of those two syllables have the same impact on them if, instead of bad news, they had learned their lottery ticket was the $100 million winner. How about the word 'fat?'
If a word has the potential of hurt, just don’t use it. Period. Life is not a dress rehearsal.
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