Peer Pressure - The Contender

“C’mon dude, you hafta try it.” “I don’t want to.” “It’s cool, and it’s fun…there’s nothing bad about it, unless you get caught.” “I really don’t think…” “Don’t be wimp, man! If you wanna be cool like us, you gotta be bad like us! Now are you in, or not?” “Well, I guess…” Your best friend Bobby is trying to persuade you to try cocaine. When a …

…peer pressure. It provides an important message, that you need to follow your own heart, to do what you know is right, and to make the right choices when it comes to being involved with peer pressure. It is important to choose friends who build one’s self-confidence and reinforce the values learned at home and in school. Life is full of opportunities; don’t let them pass you by, by making the wrong choices.