Im 13/F. I live in a really small town which is basically a retirement community. The people that live here are all elderly. A week or so ago I found some kids that actually live here. They are honestly the only kids older than 9 that live here. There is a problem though. They are not exactly good role models at all. 1 is my age, another is 12 and 1 is 14 and the other is 15. A pretty close age range really. The main problem is I know for a fact they do drugs and stuff. Before it never really bothered me until last night when one of my school friends (im actually really girly/preppy) asked me if I ever did drugs. I replied no and the friend told me how he was worried that if I keep hanging out with them they might pressure me into starting. I dont want to and I know they kinda want me to start but whenever they bring out the stuff I have to go cause I have a curfew. I also know they are not virgins and they umm have active sex lives. The 15 year-old may be pregnent. Im kind of scared now and Im starting to debate wether or not I should go near them. They are the ONLY kids in this whole town but I dont want to be presurred into anything. Any Advice??
christina answered Saturday March 3 2007, 10:22 pm: If you don't do drugs/drink or have sex, that's a good thing. Don't let them pressure you into it. If they ask you to, just say "No thank you." & if they give you shit about it, then stop hanging out with them. They might be the only kids in your town to hang out with, but if they can't accept you for the way you are, then they're not really friends & you shouldn't be hanging out with them anyways. Stand up for what you believe in, even if you stand alone. Remember that. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
looloo12 answered Saturday March 3 2007, 8:47 pm: i agree with your friend. i would stop hanging out with those kids. If the 15 year old is possibly pregnant anfd STILL doing drugs then, well thats pretty bad. and if the others are only 12 and 14 and they also have "active sex life/drug useage" thats pretty bad too. now you probably say "of course i would say no, its not tht hard to walk away," but you never know what you could be pressured into doing. thats a pretty weird range of people in that town from elderly to druggies. but i would deffinitely stop hanging out with them and find a new group of friends. and if YOU"RE hanging out with the druggies imagine what kind of an example you're setting for the rest of the kids under 9.
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