Wanna go party? Maybe have some alcohol and get drunk? We can have a lot of fun…too bad we won’t remember most of it.
Alcohol. Teenagers drinking alcohol. Teenagers puking up alcohol. It’s a lovely cycle, isn’t it? What’s even better is that the majority of these teens don’t even enjoy it. They purely do it because everyone else is, and they don’t want to be the sober loser standing against the wall watching everyone else have “fun”. If you don’t like the taste or the effects why would you drink? Do you want to be cool, attractive, liked? Well, maybe you’ll be cool if you put a wet rag on your neck to make you feel better after puking. You’ll definitely seem attractive after everyone else is drunk too. Oh, and they won’t just like you, they’ll love you…especially after some guy or girl takes advantage of your drunkenness and has sex with you.
This one’s short, but there’s just one point I want to get across. I get that peer pressure is hard to resist, I’ve been there, but don’t go against your values and views to please someone else. Drinking is just an example. If you don’t like it, find someone who shares your stance. There’s bound to be at least one person at the party who doesn’t want to get drunk. If your friends won’t like you if you don’t drink with them, newsflash, they never really liked you to begin with. Five year olds imitate their parents because at that age adults are considered cool…don’t be a five year old trying to be “cool”; you’re only making a fool out of yourself.
Another idea... don't go to such parties if you don't want to deal with the pressure. Hang out with people who don't associate themselves with such things all the time.
so this is ur 2nd or 3rd blog ive read and i think you have soem security issues. Not being mean, but you judge girls for dressing slutty, and now your judging teenagers on bieng drunk?
if it wasnt against the law would you be so anti-drinking?
And what makes it any less worse for adults?
And just becasue ur drunk doesnt mean ur doing it to be cool, or liked, and it doesnt mean ur gonna get raped.
drunk DOESNT = sex.
its sex + drunk that equals trouble. Besides you can have sex sober.
I like being drunk and i know when the timing is right, and when it is not the right time.
Apparently you miss the point in my blogs. I wasn't saying things against teenagers getting drunk, My stance was against those who get drunk purely to be accepted by their peers. Read a little closer next time.
"What’s even better is that the majority of these teens don’t even enjoy it. They
purely do it because everyone else is, and they don’t want to be the sober
loser standing against the wall watching everyone else have “fun”. "
Here is where I want to see a statistic showing that over 50% of teenagers drink to fit in. You have presented no evidence of this. I think many people do like the effects of getting "Buzzed" and I think many people like getting drunk once in awhile. This is why some people drink. I'm not ignorant enough to attribute teenage drinking to any one thing. Its quite a few factors. People who dont drink can always participate in the party they dont have to sit in a sober corner because theyre not drinking. Basically, its not as black and white as you seem to be making this.
If I may make a suggestion... quote statistics! There are literally tons of statistics about the effects of alcohol, teenagers who drink etc and its not really that hard to find so there is no reason they should be in this blog. It could only help your drinking is bad argument.
"Its all very well in practice but it will never work in theory."
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/daimler
PS work on formatting please. All of your posts have messed up line breaks.
I've been trying to figure out how to fix it, but when I go to edit it, it looks normal with no line breaks; it's not until after I post that it happens...any suggestions?
Its because you try to indent your paragraphs and it screws it up. I went ahead and unformatted it and you can read it much better. Its a little odd that you cant indent on this site, and that is a weird problem. I would suggest you not format it with that indentation; it looks much better now, doesnt it?
"Its all very well in practice but it will never work in theory."
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/daimler
I agree with your point most teenagers drink and get drunk to be cool. YOu don't need to be cool to be happy if you are happy with you it makes you cool.
I think your characterization of drinking is a little unfair. Some people do get pressured into drinking but some people are simply curious to "know what its like". Its wanting to know what it feels like to be not entirely in control. I'm not passing judgment and saying this is right or wrong. I think this is part of the reason some people drink. Its not that someone is always beating another person over the head to get totally wasted.
Drinking does seem pretty stupid when you look at all the negative effects in has on long term health, brain cells, the liver, puking etc. However, it is important to realize that responsible social drinking is not necessarily a bad thing when its done once in awhile. 13 year olds drinking is a problem and 18 year olds drinking irresponsibly is a problem. Its mostly the problem of drunk driving where drinking becomes extremely stupid. Its a person's choice whether to drink or not and they can weigh the costs and benefits, but I feel its probably okay as long as people drink within their limits and dont constantly push that limit.
"Its all very well in practice but it will never work in theory."
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/daimler
One more thing...
You need to add a progressive subject to the topic of your blog. Either Shared Responsibility, Broad Responsibility and Personal Freedom would be fine.
Keep up the blogs!
"Its all very well in practice but it will never work in theory."
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/daimler
It seems to me that just avoiding such situations would be even easier. Just ending up at a party like that probably means they are trying to fit in. To me, the word party should go along with the word fun, and puking and not even remembering the night is not my idea of fun. There are so many more situations where you could have fun and not be getting wasted. I mean, I guess once in awhile is ok if you really want to, but every weekend??
I like your style of writing. Is there any way I can subscribe to your blogs? You've got a lot of great points. And I love the sarcastic tone you put into this blog.
"You’ll definitely seem attractive after everyone else is drunk too. Oh, and they won’t just like you, they’ll love you…especially after some guy or girl takes advantage of your drunkenness and has sex with you"
People are SOOOO smart, aren't they?
“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart ... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” -Carl Jung