What’s the craziest thing you were peer pressured to do as an adult?
You’d think this BS would have stayed on the playground but in fact, it often follows us into the boardroom and other unlikely places. I’ll never forget how floored I was when a supervisor once told me I needed to join them on a work trip to meet with an LA nightclub bigwig and that I would be expected to do drugs with them. Excuse me, WHAT?! At first I thought this was some kind of trap, but I quickly realized they were actually dead serious.
I said that wasn’t my thing and I’d go to the meeting but I certainly wouldn’t be partaking, to which they said it was mandatory. I simply said I wasn’t going then! Why is it so hard to respect peoples’ limits?
A friend recently called me to tell me about a similar incident at their work where they realized a bunch of their coworkers were actually high at work and actively discussing how to get drugs from business partners. Cray!
I’ll always remember a trip to a Vegas nightclub for a friend’s birthday where a dude at the bar was taking shots with my friends and I opted out. He said, “How many drinks do we have to get in her until she’s fun?!” Really, bro?! Needless to say, I did not fall for his frat boy bait and drink when I didn’t want to.
I’ve already started talking to my 8-year-old about peer pressure because she’s come to me saying she doesn’t want to do certain things but her friends are trying to convince her. Learning boundaries and when not to push others are lessons so many adults must have missed! Don’t be that pusher.
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