Words Hurt: Put an End to Bullying Now!!  I’ve lived in this same neighborhood for 30 years. One of my closest friends lives across the street from me. The hardest thing I’ve done since I moved here is to sit with her and her family when they buried her son. Derrick was a sweet kid. He was shy, and never ever had a bad thing to say about anyone.  He was a truly gentle, sweet, soul.  Derrick was shorter than most of his classmates which for some reason brings out the bullies! Let’s pick on the shy, short kid. The bullying escalated to a point that Derrick chose suicide as his…