Free Reign

It seems the people that we are the most intolerant with are the people we are closest to. It is not everyday that strangers walk up to each other and tell them their worst quality. Comments like that usually come from loved ones and close friends. If they are close and you love them, why hurt them? It is understandable that the closer you get with someone the less restrictions there are on conversations. At the same time, there is a vast wall between what is acceptable and when you are just breaking a person down. Teasing and jokes are common, but when it is taken too far a person might as well say, "I will never let anyone hurt you-- except me." Just because you have free reign with someone does not give you the right to make that person feel horrible about his or herself.