This thread is absolutely no shade to those who smoke and drink, do y'all thing.....but let's give those of us who dont a round of applause 
The older I get the more PROUD I am of myself that I've never been a smoker or drinker. Look around at society...it's literally EVERYWHERE. Billboards, movies, magazines, celebrity influence and mainly the music.
Smoking & drinking is such a huge part of society that I'm genuinely surprised when I meet a fellow Non-Smoker/drinker.
Smoking and drinking is such a huge part of society that you will literally get made fun of and get accused of being a "lame" if you don't partake especially the younger you are.
When I look back on my life, the #1 reason I can say that I never folded to the temptation is because i simply never cared about following the "cool" crowd.
I never cared about fitting in and being popular. That's the #1 reason besides the fact that I always felt (even at the earliest age) that something was inherently wrong about inhaling smoke and swallowing alcohol.
Some of you smokers and drinkers who read this may take offense to this but I guarantee that the majority of you started simply because of peer pressure to fit in. Peer pressure and celebrity influence. Look in the mirror and ask yourself is it true before getting offended.
But anyways I just wanted to shout out all my fellow non-smokers & drinkers because I know firsthand how backwards this society can be. You tell someone you don't smoke and drink and they'll hit you with the
"well what DO you do??!!" as if smoking and drinking is the only 2 things to do in this life.
When I come across a non-smoker/drinker I have a little extra respect for that person because I know that person thinks for him or herself and isn't easily swayed by peer pressure.
If you are currently a young breh or sister, continue doing ya own thing and don't fold to the temptation of peer pressure and celebrity influence. They push certain things purposely. Most of the things in this world that are popular and put on a pedestal aren't good for us ultimately.
The older I get the more PROUD I am of myself that I've never been a smoker or drinker. Look around at society...it's literally EVERYWHERE. Billboards, movies, magazines, celebrity influence and mainly the music.
Smoking & drinking is such a huge part of society that I'm genuinely surprised when I meet a fellow Non-Smoker/drinker.
Smoking and drinking is such a huge part of society that you will literally get made fun of and get accused of being a "lame" if you don't partake especially the younger you are.
When I look back on my life, the #1 reason I can say that I never folded to the temptation is because i simply never cared about following the "cool" crowd.
I never cared about fitting in and being popular. That's the #1 reason besides the fact that I always felt (even at the earliest age) that something was inherently wrong about inhaling smoke and swallowing alcohol.
Some of you smokers and drinkers who read this may take offense to this but I guarantee that the majority of you started simply because of peer pressure to fit in. Peer pressure and celebrity influence. Look in the mirror and ask yourself is it true before getting offended.
But anyways I just wanted to shout out all my fellow non-smokers & drinkers because I know firsthand how backwards this society can be. You tell someone you don't smoke and drink and they'll hit you with the
"well what DO you do??!!" as if smoking and drinking is the only 2 things to do in this life. When I come across a non-smoker/drinker I have a little extra respect for that person because I know that person thinks for him or herself and isn't easily swayed by peer pressure.
If you are currently a young breh or sister, continue doing ya own thing and don't fold to the temptation of peer pressure and celebrity influence. They push certain things purposely. Most of the things in this world that are popular and put on a pedestal aren't good for us ultimately.
