At what age do we stop rebelling? I know it is very normal for teenagers to go through a phase of rebellion, testing out the waters and seeing how far they can push the boundaries with their parents. I know it drives them crazy, and I guess that's more of an incentive to do it, right? But what if you aren't living at home with your parents, do you lose the motivation for rebelling? What rules are there that you are breaking? None, right?
So what comes next? Breaking general moral rules set for society...even laws. Excessive alcohol consumption, drugs, sex and rock and roll, aren't these the very things our parents were trying to keep us away from? But without them around, we are freer to access these things, flaunt them and not worry about the consequences of them coming home and finding you severely hungover.
We are taught throughout our teenage years about responsible alcohol consumption and about saying no to drugs. So what makes us drink to excess and say yes to what we know is poisoning our body? It's all about rebellion. Peer pressure to be in the "cool" crowd, to be a rebel. To defy authority and flaunt our disrespect.
Ask yourself this question: if you were offered to try some drugs, would you?
Why?
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