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#Respect
Timothy Lawton
A.K.A
Tibbles
July 16, 2001-August 13, 2015
By: LeJessica Henderson
We should treat others with respect. Everyone struggles in life, some are stronger than others. No one knows how our lives outside of school are. Some people have a good life, others not so much. We come to school to learn but most come to get away from the negative. My main question is how would you like to be treated? People don’t know what you go through outside of school, so my question again is, how would you like to be treated? Well, lets just put it plain and simple, treat others with respect, simple as that. 
Lets see, no one likes to be bullied. We laugh at others because, we are not in their situation. Now if we put ourselves in their shoes, and see what they see and feel how they feel, we wouldn’t do the things we do. Do you want the weight of someone else’s life in your hands? No? Well then, don’t bully or downgrade anyone. Just STOP! I’m saying all this because of my best friend Timothy Lawton (a.k.a Tibbles). 
People tend to bully and downgrade others because it makes themselves feel better. That’s a stupid way to handle your pain. I’m just saying if you don’t like the way you are feeling then why put someone in that situation. Tibbles and I were born a few days apart. The only sad part is that we should have grown old together. 
This smiling kid was only 14 when he commited suicide. He took his life because no one had respect for one another. People bullied him until there was nothing left for him to be happy about. Now the people who actually cared and loved him have to go everyday without him in their lives. This young man didn’t have to go out this way, but he did because he couldn’t take it no more.
 Let's say that if teenagers would actually act their age and stopped being babies the world would be a better place. We wouldn’t have people wanting to die or being depressed. Why can’t we all just get along? This world sickens me because the person that was dear to me is now gone. 
Tibbles was a happy kid once upon a time. He tried to make everyone else happy, too. When someone was down in the blue he would do the best he could to cheer them up. How can you hurt someone so sweet, so caring and loving. When he was down, he wouldn’t let that stop him from making others happy. If people would’ve of showed him more respect or would’ve been more nice to him he would still be here. Do you see how much of a difference it would be if you were nice to someone or showed them so respect?