woensdag 12 juni 2013

Straight edge?


Last week, I went to the birthday party of a friend. Me being the only one who didn't drink alcohol wasn't new for me. But for others it was ...
Why don't you drink a beer?
Me: Because I don't like it.
But everyone does it, so just do it.
Me: Well, that's just stupid, why would you drink a beer if everyone else did? Then you're just following the rest. I don't drink because I don't like it and I think you can make a lot of fun without.
Then what do you drink?
Me: Just water, I don't drink soda because I don't like it either.
A friend of me said: Wow! So you don't drink?
Me: I don't drink, smoke or do drugs and I don't care about what other people say about that. Like my dad would say: I'm proud about it. ;)
She: OMG! You are straight edge! That's so cool! One of my best friends is straight edge too and she's AWESOME! You guys should be friends!
And I was thinking: I'm I straight edge?? I don't know if this counts or what it means in total.


So I looked it up and I know for sure I'm definitaly not straight edge! Because I'm not a vegetarian or vegan. I kind of like hardcore, but not as much as a real straight edger does. And I don't like punk. I'm not wearing crosses or anything extreme. I'm just a person who has an opinion and I'm not afraid to tell it. I think you should speak out and you should do what you think is right. If you like drinking, that's ok! I'm not going to like you less. Some of my closest friends drink too, some of them a lot, others not that much, but they still are my friends and they respect my opinion.Just say no if when you don’t want to do something, don’t think: “They are going to think I’m boring, stupid, a baby, …” Because when you say you don’t want to, they will think: “Hey, she/he does whatever she/he wants and she/he doesn’t care about what others think, it’s smart! Why shouldn’t I just do that too?”


I’m just proud to say I’m not following the rest, but that I have my own opinion. And nobody has the right to take that away from me!

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