One's tacky attempt at humor, criticism, or judgment, toward others, could just as easily be applied to one's own dear family member's weakness, infirmity, or notoriously shady past--or one's own.
Some people really should mind taking childish, cowardly swipes at others.
I wonder if they forget their own missteps?
You don't have to chime in to every conversation in order to fit in. It's okay to exercise discretion, and even compassion. You don't have to say everything you think. Yeah, this is America; we have free speech, blah, blah, blah...Don't let your thoughtless words, today, cause someone to publicly remind you precisely why YOU are THE last person on Earth who should be uttering them.
Even if you think you're saying them in jest, or to be clever, ask yourself what purpose they serve, or what damage they could do.
A good way to ensure your dirt and your insecurity are exposed, is to publicly criticize/ ridicule someone unnecessarily— or for doing the same thing you did.
Some folks aren't going to get it until they are cold cocked by their own boomeranging words. They won't understand until they are slammed by the unwelcome words of someone who is fed up with listening to hypocrisy and insensitive drivel. Chances are the people who so cavalierly dish out nonsense, have the nerve to be angry offended when others strike back.
Sometimes it's best to shut up, and thank God--and the people who really know you-- for the ability to show mercy.
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