please, please remember:

please, just remember when you say things, you’re talking to a human being with feelings. if there is one thing i’ve learned through all of this, one word can kill a person. kill them physically, or, even worse, kill them emotionally. you might think you're funny, or it doesn't really matter because they're a "nobody" or "they won't mind. they're my friend" or "it doesn't really matter". it does matter. it sure as hell matters. when you mess with someone's feelings you are saying to them that they don't matter. you are saying to them that they are better off dead.
i need to get this out. i'm freaking out.
my roomate, she gave me permission to say this, is here because of this very thing. people are idiots. as much as you think what other people say to you doesn't hurt you, it does. it kills.
she is here because she attempted to take her life. she is here because she started to believe those things that people were saying to her. she is here for the same reason as many of us, because our already low self-esteem was crushed by someone who thought they were funny. someone who thought they mattered more than us. well, i'm here to tell you, and anyone who has ever called anyone anything mean, said anything mean, done anything mean to hurt someone else, shame on you. you won't feel it was so funny when you go to school and found out that person decided they were better off dead than to listen to you anymore. you're not going to think it was funny when you have to have a death hanging over your head.
i know what it's like to be made fun of. i know what it's like to be hated. i've been to very dark, very scary places because of the things people have said to me. and some people, i still let bother me. people close to me who have said very, very mean things about me.

please, just remember you are talking to a human being, with feelings just like you. not everyone deals with being called a bitch, or a slut, or any negative words. some people don't like being called that, and i bet, if you were to step into that person's shoes, you wouldn't like it very much either.
please, remember, these are Children of God you are talking about.
not rocks.