What has peer pressure made you do??

[Liliana1304]

The word "peer pressure" is not new to many of us and according to studies, it was shown that it is between the ages of 10-14 years that this feeling becomes more prominent because at that time, kids are often struggling with identity, acceptance and the rest, but in my country, it goes beyond this age bracket.

Peer pressure is the influence exerted by a group of people of similar age, social status and background on an individual, encouraging them to adopt certain behavioral patterns or values.
Now while this has its pros, it also has its cons because let's take for example, the friends around you are pilfering things at the store and are calling it "a cool thing" and you may not like what they do cause you've been trained to know that stealing is bad, but because you want to be amongst the "cool crowd" you find yourself been pressured into liking such a lifestyle.

What made me bring up this discussion is because many kids and adults have found themselves in a bind just because they succumbed to peer pressure and don't know how to get out of it. So I want to know; what has peer pressure made you do and for those who overcame it before they found themselves being a menace, what did you do? Let's relate.

Edit: if this is not the right board for this, I won't mind it being moved.

[Oshio-man]

It is very common among some parents that want their children to become rich like other wealthy children, without knowing the wealthy children sources of income. If you want your children to be in the position of the wealthy children or you want to progress like your age mate, start doing what they are doing in the community, and you will get the result they are getting to become who they are in the community.

[Liliana1304]

It is very common among some parents that want their children to become rich like other wealthy children, without knowing the wealthy children sources of income. If you want your children to be in the position of the wealthy children or you want to progress like your age mate, start doing what they are doing in the community, and you will get the result they are getting to become who they are in the community.

Sometimes, it takes one to be in the shoes of the other person to fully understand somethings. Everyone wants to lead wealthy lives, but forget that you'd have to forsake and lose some things just to have that lifestyle. Rich people have less friends who would be loyal and they may find it hard to move freely without being guarded because those who don't have either regard them as a means to get rich if they get kidnapped or if they can get a story out of them like the paparazzi do.

I feel that pressures are felt in different ways and waves but the youths experience more of it and when they can't meet up or beat that pressure, you see them falling into problems and doing things that they aren't proud of.