Children start insulting at an early age with things like "four eyes, stupid, stupid and ugly". These terms are just as hurtful as "bipolar, psychopath, and retarded," but at a young age it seems like it's okay for kids to use those words. Only from this point children's vocabulary is enriched, and if it's okay to call someone stupid without thinking about it, because they're not also retarded, okay? I know I've done a wrong and used the term psychopath myself to describe someone, and thinking about how that affects those who are truly suffering makes me realize how wrong it is and shouldn't be used that way. As children grow, people change, those they played with in kindergarten go through something traumatic and now see things differently and are able to see the wrong in something where others don't. This becomes even more true when people try new things. Before meeting someone living with mental retardation, you are more likely to describe someone or something as retarded. It often takes an experience like meeting someone living with mental retardation to see that using it out of context is very, very