Originally Posted by
chris_in_orbit
Kids just want to do it so that they fit in and don't look like outcasts.
Isn't that the definition?
peer pressure
–noun
social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
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I agree on the parents not giving their young 'uns some vital tools to live by, for sure!
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