"You look sad, Peanut", I said early this morning when I gave him his breakfast.

Peanut didn't say anything for a minute. Then he said, "Sugar called me a name."

"No one should ever call somebody a name! Should they?" I could see that Peanut's feelings were hurt. "My mother always told me that 'Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can never hurt you!' Well, that's wrong. Ask your mom, dad, aunt and uncle if they can remember when somebody called them a name when they were little... They will remember! And if they think about it, they can remember who said it! That sounds to me like a big hurt."

Peanut thought about what I had said and asked me, "Did anybody call you a name?"

"I guess I'll always remember what Sugar called me, too."

"And you'll always remember that calling somebody a name will never be forgotten! So start picking good names -- not bad ones!"

"Next time we play I'm going to call her 'Sugar!'"