When I was in junior high, there was a lot of peer pressure. Like insane amounts. I probably should write another whole post about that.
At one point, some friends encouraged me to skip class. I don't remember why or what they said, but they talked me into it and I said I would the next day. At the end of the day we had a study hall where we could do homework or read a book. It was shorter than a regular period, maybe 30 minutes? I decided to skip that. I was scared to go anywhere or do anything...and my grandma picked me up after school because we lived at their house and it was too far away to walk. So I just went into the girls' bathroom and hung out in a stall. I felt so nervous that I was going to get in trouble. I felt so worried all that evening that my mom would get a phone call that I wasn't in study hall. It was an absolutely miserable experience. I decided then and there to never repeat the experience and basically never did. (I did take one class in college that I regularly skipped because it was taught by grad students and they literally just read to us from the textbook...so I just read the textbook and skipped class. And I think I occasionally missed other classes in college and I, of course, missed days throughout school when I was sick.)
LESSONS LEARNED: Be where you are supposed to be.
Poor choices often lead to feelings of worry, guilt, and disappointment in yourself. They are rarely worth it!!
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