9th Journal Entry

I have experienced negative peer pressure when I was a fourth year student.
I and my classmates had a practice for our presentation in school so we went to one of our classmate's house to practice there. After the practice, they had decided to go to the house of our other classmate. I thought we were just supposed to eat there so I decided to come along. When I arrived there, I found out that they bought some alcoholic beverages for us to drink. I was very astonished. I had never thought that they were planning to drink beer. I did not go home yet. I just stayed there for a while to talk to some of my classmates. After some time, most of my classmates asked me to drink beer but I refused to do it. Then, they really forced me to drink even just a small amount for experience only; however, I stayed firm in my decision that I will not drink beer because I know that it is not good for my body. Fortunately, they gave up and stopped forcing me to drink. After that, I went home first together with some of my classmates.

I know that what I did was right. I am glad that I did not fall for that temptation and I stood firm in my decision of saying no. I realized from that experience that I should always be firm in all of my decisions so that no one will be able to force me to do what I don't want.