mm sometimes b'c i don't want some people to think im just following them. ya know? i do tell mostly everyone else though almost eveyone i know knows but just some people i havent even spoke of it to cause they are edge and im scared they gone think im copying them =[
I wouldn't say I avoid it...but it seems like when I do tell people out-right that I'm straightedge, the majority of them don't even know what that means. So often I'll just say 'no thanks, I don't drink' etc. I think people who go around bringing up their edge for no reason or out of context are doing it to impress or get some kind of response from people.
I've been Edge for over two years now, I claimed when I was 14 years old. I embrace it and it is usually one of the first things I tell people about myself. Its not about people thinking you're dumb, or lame, it's about the life style you picked for yourself. If you chose to live a life with drugs and drinking involved, I would hope that you wouldnt hide it. Being straight edge is an honor and a huge commitment, and by telling people I am edge I come to find that a majority of people respect me moreand actually envy the self control that I am. So no, I never avoid telling people I'm Straight Edge.
I personally never bring it up. Although Straight Edge has been an enormous part of my life for almost five years now, I've always done it for myself. I've never cared for the chauvinistic attachments that tend to stereotypically come with this lifestyle. People tend to think that because I don't personally drink, or smoke, etc. that I'll judge them, and I can't stand that. My best friends drink, and I couldn't love them the same if they didn't. Obviously I think it's great when a friend decides they don't want to drink anymore, but I refuse to shove my beliefs down anyone's throat. However, if I'm offered a drink or a cig or whatever, I always just politely abstain, saying, "No thanks, I don't drink." If people specifically ask why, that's when I might sometimes go into a bit more detail.
It really depends on who is asking, for whether or not I tell them. I usually just say, 'I don't drink' because many people will judge you or treat you differently if you just tell them outright.
it depends who's askin'. when people insist, i just give 'em the cold stare like a mob hitman and they think i'm a dangerous jihadist... kinda funny... shmucks!!!
Of Course No!! I take a decision, and even when they make a joke of it, they have to know. For example, I'm from Mexico. Here it´s very uncommon to meet people Straight Edge, because the mexican culture can be taken as DRINKING. Most of my friends drinks alcohol. If I take a decision, the world must know it. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE HIDDEN.
Never avoid telling people about me being sXe for any of those reasons. I just don't tell them because I don't wanna spend time telling the whole story about my life choices to yet another person who just doesn't care.
I say it all the time and wear sXe clothing as often as I can. I love being straight edge and I always will. I'm not afraid to tell anyone that I am edge. Almost everyone, my age and in my community does some kind of drug and it fucking disgusts me. I let everyone know what I am and what I believe in. haha and if anyone has a problem with it, then we can always just throwdown.
i never had the reason to because most people already knew. and if they didnt they found out pretty quick. i always had some sort of edge identification on weather it be a band hoodie, shirt or just Xs on my hands when i used to X up. in the end straight edge is not something to worry about being judged about because if some is going to judge you then so be. live your life for you and fuck what everyone else thinks a because it never matters. fuck the world and fuck anyone who stands in your way.
Look I am not straight edge I do smoke, I also smoke weed and I drink rarely. I don't go out getting fucked up, I don't like to have sex with a whole bunch of girls all the time. When I make mistakes I blame it on myself I don't blame other people or other things I know there is no one to blame but myself for my short comings. Most of all I am not trying to disrespect your opinion. I understand that I am no one to judge you, but you are also no one to judge me. But anyways here is my point. I am starting to find it kind of annoying with all the kids running around yelling straight edge, I mean if I was having a conversation with someone and that came up then yeah go ahead and say it, but there is no need to just run around the street yelling it. I am also not trying to say every straight edge person I have met does this because quite honestly I know some really good people who are edge. But then on the other hand I have met some edge people who try to fight me because I don't have the same views as them, I am not a coward I will not back down from a fight I will defend myself when I have to, but simply because I do not share your beliefs is probably the most single minded and ignorant thing to fight about, just because man kind has done that in the past doesn't mean we can't learn from their mistakes. I know there are a lot of kids and even adults who smoke weed and cigarettes and drink to try and be cool or whatever. But honestly I am speaking for myself I strive everyday to be a good person I don't steal I don't hurt people, I don't go around doing bragging about how I smoke and etc. So really this is just a try to talk to a larger group of people and see if we can at least agree to disagree. I know a lot of people who do things to just follow trends, and really I just want to say trends are stupid I don't care about being cool I am just being myself. I respect and accept your ideals but I do not follow them, can I not at least get the same respect? I am probably never going to check this so if you would like to talk to me, hate on me or whatever go ahead and look me up on facebook, my name is Aden Hayes. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=photos&id=1578713986&so=30#!/profile.php?id=100000854402761.
My brother and I are straight edge. NO smoking,drinking or drugs. We are not goth,NO labels. We are judged for wearing black and piercings. Also,for being straight edge. We've nobody to talk to or hang out with, because ALL of our neighbors are drunks and druggers. Its frustrating. And seemingly cannot find anyone clean. Most people have to smoke,drink or drug. And we get treated like we're the ONLY criminals on earth. GRRRR!
no, i`m pretty sure of who i am but sometimes even the same sxe guys juged other sxe. "wanna be" or not, i think we should be like a souport Grup, be there for eachothers, time will decide whos here for real o whos fake it...
im 30 years old. i have been straight edge since i was 15. its the same as when i was young. i usually just say i don't drink.if they ask. if they ask why? its because im straight edge, with no shame. one thing i can say is as you get older you really get to see the benefits of being SXE. it was the best choice of my life. how ever you deal with it be proud.
Telling people im Edge is often the first thing i do when i meet them. Alot of the time people with think its stupid or dull or just a fad but after i explain my reasoning and stuff, they seem to be more tolerant and respect my decision.
You should be proud to call yourself straight edge. You shouldn't be afraid that people will think that you are following them. Straight Edge is an entire movement that involves everyone and it wasn't just one person who started it.
Not at all. Why should you be ashamed to be strong enough to resist drugs? I am more proud to be Edge than almost anything else. It's an oath, to be substance free. If you're ashamed of it, it must not matter to you much. Let that person continue to put shit in their body.
There are about 6 or 7 people I told I was a straight edge, and the first was my mother. I told her i had made a promise to myself not to smoke, drink or do drugs. I told her that I was nfluenced by some bands like Minor Threat, 7 Seconds, Have Heart and Verse, and that music movement was called Straigh Edge, but that I didn't go out beating on people that drink and stuff, or even wear the x on my hand. The others were some people from my first university class. In the breaks between classes they would go and smoke cigarettes or some weed and I sometimes went with them. They we're passing the weed and I said no and some stupid girl started kinda laugh at me (she's that type of girl that almost only talks about the type of drug she has already done and the amount of vodka and stuff she drank last friday), so I just told her that I had made the promise and I respect her choice to smoke and do drugs and also that I thought that she constantly brags about it was really stupid, so she couldn't judge me for not wanting to do drugs. She gave me that mocking look, but it is something I just don't care, because no one takes that girl serious, and from that day I think the other part of the group takes me a bit seriously because they know about the promise I made to myself and they respect it, the same way I respect their options. In this country (Portugal), almost every young kid just wants to go out at night and just get drunk or do drugs. If you don't, you can be put aside by people of your age. I have only met a person of my age that also thinks it stupid to brag about it, but he doesn't know what straight edge means.
I am 25 years old and I have never drank, smoked, or done any drug. I have only known about the sXe movement for 10 years and as I have gotten older I have realized that being straightedge, while it is the core of my life decisions, is not the ONLY thing I have to offer. I have found that more often than not when I go somewhere where people are drinking, if I am offered something I will simply say 'no thank you' and one of my friends will blurt out obnoxiously "OH! She's straightedge!" I am not afraid of people knowing that I am edge but I also would rather people know me as a person before they go thinking I am going to pass judgment on them. People get really defensive about their drinking when they find out you are straightedge because of all the bad press we get from the gangs and I try to avoid that. But when someone asks me flat out, I tell them 'Yes'. Being straightedge is my choice and my lifestyle; just like people who chose to be mainstream and drink. No one will get in my face trying to force me to drink and likewise I do not get on other people for their choices. However; I will not date someone who drinks/smokes/etc. This is a choice I have made that I will not compromise because these are things I do not want in a partner/ in my life. I have grown very humble to this lifestyle having seen everyone of my friends who 'used to be edge' sell out. I am the only one left and while this is a very lonely place I do not regret my decision. I am not shy about being straightedge but I would rather be open with people and have them be open with me rather than them judging my labels before they know me.
so i have been straightedge my entire life and i am getting married and i own a buisness i have edge tattoos and i have edge clothing i choose not to wear it or to draw attention to my tattoos because this life is my choice to many little kids are fucking ruining this the main saying in edge is my life my choice then fucking live up to that dont be righteous just be you i hate how all these little are so quick to brand themselves and sellout the secont they turn 21 i claim edge proud when i am asked i dont make it a burden or a statement it is jut me i live it and i think alot of these little kids need to shut their mouths and just be about it dont talk about it!!!! if you are edge be edge and please dont suck you are killing it for the real edge kids!!!!
im in highschool and ive been straightedge but i never get invited to parties because my friend who do drugs and drink know that i am straight edge. they treat me so differently because of that and most of them dont even know what it is. Most of the people who i know actually do heroin. Its fucking disgusting to me. on 420 this girl got so fuck up she fell down all the stairs in my school.Everyone has vodka in there water bottles. Its horrible to even see that. Some people make fun of me because i am straightedge.Its really tough for me because i am like the only one in my school who is. But i like when people know so they know i stay true in my beliefs.
I would never hide my StraightEdge beliefs from anyone, no matter who they are. I tell everyone and anyone that I am edge. It is nothing to be ashamed about. I know that I'm living my life and having fun just the way I am, I don't need all that stupid alcohol or drugs to have a good time. Mostly everyone that I have told that I am Edge, treat me with a lot more respect than they have even for themselves. I also have two little brothers and two little sisters and I know that I don't want them to grow up and start doing drugs or ruining their lives. Some people I know try telling me that I will regret getting an "X" tattoo'd on me or anything edge tat'd on my body because I'm going to start drinking once I hit 21. But, that's a load of bullshit. I'm not edge because I think it's cool, I'm edge because I know that it's the right path for me! -- xMIKEx
p.s. I'm always lookin' to gain new edge friends! check me out!
Sometimes I avoid telling other straight edges that I am straight edge, because (I've noticed) that I'm being judged more easily... you know, you are not as much fond of a certain band, you don't wear the right clothes, you have not smoked enough when you were a teenager, shit like that... But in general I don't hesitate to talk about that, because I've been straight edge since I've heard about drugs.
The only thing worse than being edge to be cool is doing drugs to be cool. So if somebody wants to be edge because of people that have been edge for awhile, don't think they are posers, or hate that you're not the only one not edge, but be happy that you influenced somebody's life. I don't flaunt edge to anybody to make them feel like they are worse than me, but I will also tell people that there is nothing wrong with being edge. You shouldn't be mad at the people that have came out as edge, you should be more upset in those that claim edge for a week, then sell it because they want to be cool at parties. I don't need drugs to have a good time, and I'm not ashamed to tell people that. If you need drugs to have a good time, then their personality is what's wrong, not so much that they do drugs. I'm just as open with being edge as I am with telling people I believe in Christ, and I live by those golden rules, treat people as you would like to be treated. I'm scared to think of what color my father's lungs are for him having been smoking for so long, ironically he has been my biggest inspiration for being edge, I just wish he had the willpower as much as I do.
when i was younger i had no gripe about telling people that i was straight edge, but now that i'm older it has become more of a taboo subject. i wouldn't say that i avoid it, but is definitely not the first thing i tell people about myself. the hardest thing about the ordeal is that the people that know me are much more prone to tell others than i am. to me, it is a lifestyle choice and isn't really anyone else's business but mine...
even some of my closest friends try to persuade me from time to time to drink and whatnot. you would think that a 28 year old that has never drank, smoked, or used drugs is not going to just change her ways due to peer pressure.
i think it is just sad that i am judged for my decision not to drink, but accept that people choose to drink. it sickens me that my choice not to drink becomes an issue to other people. it's disgusting to me. i mean there are so many other things about me as an individual aside from the fact that i'm straight edge.
all i can say is stay strong, guys! it isn't easy, but it is so worth it! being able to say no to using gets easier with time, but dealing with ignorant and judgmental people is always going to be difficult.
I'm a very old lady next to you lot! I don't avoid telling people I don't drink or smoke and even at my age there is pressure to drink! I'm British and most people don't know what straight edge is.
People seem amazed when I describe alcohol as a dangerous drug but I have seen the damage it can do I don't know what else to think! Some of my older mates do drugs and most of my old school friends are addicts of some sort. I have indulged but never to the same extent as my mates. I decided to give up the lot including sugar. My old mates are not shocked, I do keep the real messy cases at arms length! It's hard when I meet new people because I can't bond over booze. I don't preach or take myself too seriously and I join in with anything they are doing, I just remember it the next day.If people get really upset over you being sober I think they have the problems. If people can't take my views maybe they are just not my type. I always tell my kids, it's better to be hated for what you are than loved for something your not.
I'm a very old lady next to you lot! I don't avoid telling people I don't drink or smoke and even at my age there is pressure to drink! I'm British and most people don't know what straight edge is.
People seem amazed when I describe alcohol as a dangerous drug but I have seen the damage it can do I don't know what else to think! Some of my older mates do drugs and most of my old school friends are addicts of some sort. I have indulged but never to the same extent as my mates. I decided to give up the lot including sugar. My old mates are not shocked, I do keep the real messy cases at arms length! It's hard when I meet new people because I can't bond over booze. I don't preach or take myself too seriously and I join in with anything they are doing, I just remember it the next day.If people get really upset over you being sober I think they have the problems. If people can't take my views maybe they are just not my type. I always tell my kids, it's better to be hated for what you are than loved for something your not.
No because I know that my opinion and how I feel is the only thing that matters. I love my lifestyle because it allows me more self control by choice. My job is not to abide or compromise myself to make a new friend. I believe no one should be afraid to share this type of info. Be the example that some people don't have.
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mm sometimes b'c i don't want some people to think im just following them. ya know? i do tell mostly everyone else though almost eveyone i know knows but just some people i havent even spoke of it to cause they are edge and im scared they gone think im copying them =[
Sometimes...people tend to treat me differently if they know. I don't want special treatment.
Some people are really cool about it, though.
I wouldn't say I avoid it...but it seems like when I do tell people out-right that I'm straightedge, the majority of them don't even know what that means. So often I'll just say 'no thanks, I don't drink' etc. I think people who go around bringing up their edge for no reason or out of context are doing it to impress or get some kind of response from people.
I've been Edge for over two years now, I claimed when I was 14 years old. I embrace it and it is usually one of the first things I tell people about myself. Its not about people thinking you're dumb, or lame, it's about the life style you picked for yourself. If you chose to live a life with drugs and drinking involved, I would hope that you wouldnt hide it. Being straight edge is an honor and a huge commitment, and by telling people I am edge I come to find that a majority of people respect me moreand actually envy the self control that I am. So no, I never avoid telling people I'm Straight Edge.
I personally never bring it up. Although Straight Edge has been an enormous part of my life for almost five years now, I've always done it for myself. I've never cared for the chauvinistic attachments that tend to stereotypically come with this lifestyle. People tend to think that because I don't personally drink, or smoke, etc. that I'll judge them, and I can't stand that. My best friends drink, and I couldn't love them the same if they didn't. Obviously I think it's great when a friend decides they don't want to drink anymore, but I refuse to shove my beliefs down anyone's throat. However, if I'm offered a drink or a cig or whatever, I always just politely abstain, saying, "No thanks, I don't drink." If people specifically ask why, that's when I might sometimes go into a bit more detail.
It really depends on who is asking, for whether or not I tell them. I usually just say, 'I don't drink' because many people will judge you or treat you differently if you just tell them outright.
it depends who's askin'.
when people insist, i just give 'em the cold stare like a mob hitman and they think i'm a dangerous jihadist... kinda funny... shmucks!!!
Of Course No!!
I take a decision, and even when they make a joke of it, they have to know.
For example, I'm from Mexico. Here it´s very uncommon to meet people Straight Edge, because the mexican culture can be taken as DRINKING. Most of my friends drinks alcohol.
If I take a decision, the world must know it. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE HIDDEN.
Never avoid telling people about me being sXe for any of those reasons. I just don't tell them because I don't wanna spend time telling the whole story about my life choices to yet another person who just doesn't care.
I say it all the time and wear sXe clothing as often as I can. I love being straight edge and I always will. I'm not afraid to tell anyone that I am edge. Almost everyone, my age and in my community does some kind of drug and it fucking disgusts me. I let everyone know what I am and what I believe in. haha and if anyone has a problem with it, then we can always just throwdown.
I don't avoid it, but I never outright just say it. I'm not trying to prove anything.
i never had the reason to because most people already knew. and if they didnt they found out pretty quick. i always had some sort of edge identification on weather it be a band hoodie, shirt or just Xs on my hands when i used to X up. in the end straight edge is not something to worry about being judged about because if some is going to judge you then so be. live your life for you and fuck what everyone else thinks a because it never matters. fuck the world and fuck anyone who stands in your way.
Look I am not straight edge I do smoke, I also smoke weed and I drink rarely. I don't go out getting fucked up, I don't like to have sex with a whole bunch of girls all the time. When I make mistakes I blame it on myself I don't blame other people or other things I know there is no one to blame but myself for my short comings. Most of all I am not trying to disrespect your opinion. I understand that I am no one to judge you, but you are also no one to judge me. But anyways here is my point. I am starting to find it kind of annoying with all the kids running around yelling straight edge, I mean if I was having a conversation with someone and that came up then yeah go ahead and say it, but there is no need to just run around the street yelling it. I am also not trying to say every straight edge person I have met does this because quite honestly I know some really good people who are edge. But then on the other hand I have met some edge people who try to fight me because I don't have the same views as them, I am not a coward I will not back down from a fight I will defend myself when I have to, but simply because I do not share your beliefs is probably the most single minded and ignorant thing to fight about, just because man kind has done that in the past doesn't mean we can't learn from their mistakes. I know there are a lot of kids and even adults who smoke weed and cigarettes and drink to try and be cool or whatever. But honestly I am speaking for myself I strive everyday to be a good person I don't steal I don't hurt people, I don't go around doing bragging about how I smoke and etc. So really this is just a try to talk to a larger group of people and see if we can at least agree to disagree. I know a lot of people who do things to just follow trends, and really I just want to say trends are stupid I don't care about being cool I am just being myself. I respect and accept your ideals but I do not follow them, can I not at least get the same respect? I am probably never going to check this so if you would like to talk to me, hate on me or whatever go ahead and look me up on facebook, my name is Aden Hayes. http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=photos&id=1578713986&so=30#!/profile.php?id=100000854402761.
My brother and I are straight edge. NO smoking,drinking or drugs. We are not goth,NO labels. We are judged for wearing black and piercings. Also,for being straight edge. We've nobody to talk to or hang out with, because ALL of our neighbors are drunks and druggers. Its frustrating. And seemingly cannot find anyone clean. Most people have to smoke,drink or drug. And we get treated like we're the ONLY criminals on earth. GRRRR!
no, i`m pretty sure of who i am
but sometimes even the same sxe guys juged other sxe. "wanna be" or not, i think we should be like a souport Grup, be there for eachothers, time will decide whos here for real o whos fake it...
im 30 years old. i have been straight edge since i was 15. its the same as when i was young. i usually just say i don't drink.if they ask. if they ask why? its because im straight edge, with no shame. one thing i can say is as you get older you really get to see the benefits of being SXE. it was the best choice of my life. how ever you deal with it be proud.
FUCK NO
I am not afraid to hide the fact that I'm edge, simple enough. If someone has a problem with that then thats their problem, not mine.
Telling people im Edge is often the first thing i do when i meet them. Alot of the time people with think its stupid or dull or just a fad but after i explain my reasoning and stuff, they seem to be more tolerant and respect my decision.
You should be proud to call yourself straight edge. You shouldn't be afraid that people will think that you are following them. Straight Edge is an entire movement that involves everyone and it wasn't just one person who started it.
Not at all. Why should you be ashamed to be strong enough to resist drugs? I am more proud to be Edge than almost anything else. It's an oath, to be substance free. If you're ashamed of it, it must not matter to you much. Let that person continue to put shit in their body.
There are about 6 or 7 people I told I was a straight edge, and the first was my mother. I told her i had made a promise to myself not to smoke, drink or do drugs. I told her that I was nfluenced by some bands like Minor Threat, 7 Seconds, Have Heart and Verse, and that music movement was called Straigh Edge, but that I didn't go out beating on people that drink and stuff, or even wear the x on my hand. The others were some people from my first university class. In the breaks between classes they would go and smoke cigarettes or some weed and I sometimes went with them. They we're passing the weed and I said no and some stupid girl started kinda laugh at me (she's that type of girl that almost only talks about the type of drug she has already done and the amount of vodka and stuff she drank last friday), so I just told her that I had made the promise and I respect her choice to smoke and do drugs and also that I thought that she constantly brags about it was really stupid, so she couldn't judge me for not wanting to do drugs. She gave me that mocking look, but it is something I just don't care, because no one takes that girl serious, and from that day I think the other part of the group takes me a bit seriously because they know about the promise I made to myself and they respect it, the same way I respect their options.
In this country (Portugal), almost every young kid just wants to go out at night and just get drunk or do drugs. If you don't, you can be put aside by people of your age. I have only met a person of my age that also thinks it stupid to brag about it, but he doesn't know what straight edge means.
I am 25 years old and I have never drank, smoked, or done any drug. I have only known about the sXe movement for 10 years and as I have gotten older I have realized that being straightedge, while it is the core of my life decisions, is not the ONLY thing I have to offer. I have found that more often than not when I go somewhere where people are drinking, if I am offered something I will simply say 'no thank you' and one of my friends will blurt out obnoxiously "OH! She's straightedge!" I am not afraid of people knowing that I am edge but I also would rather people know me as a person before they go thinking I am going to pass judgment on them. People get really defensive about their drinking when they find out you are straightedge because of all the bad press we get from the gangs and I try to avoid that. But when someone asks me flat out, I tell them 'Yes'. Being straightedge is my choice and my lifestyle; just like people who chose to be mainstream and drink. No one will get in my face trying to force me to drink and likewise I do not get on other people for their choices. However; I will not date someone who drinks/smokes/etc. This is a choice I have made that I will not compromise because these are things I do not want in a partner/ in my life. I have grown very humble to this lifestyle having seen everyone of my friends who 'used to be edge' sell out. I am the only one left and while this is a very lonely place I do not regret my decision. I am not shy about being straightedge but I would rather be open with people and have them be open with me rather than them judging my labels before they know me.
so i have been straightedge my entire life and i am getting married and i own a buisness i have edge tattoos and i have edge clothing i choose not to wear it or to draw attention to my tattoos because this life is my choice to many little kids are fucking ruining this the main saying in edge is my life my choice then fucking live up to that dont be righteous just be you i hate how all these little are so quick to brand themselves and sellout the secont they turn 21 i claim edge proud when i am asked i dont make it a burden or a statement it is jut me i live it and i think alot of these little kids need to shut their mouths and just be about it dont talk about it!!!! if you are edge be edge and please dont suck you are killing it for the real edge kids!!!!
im in highschool and ive been straightedge but i never get invited to parties because my friend who do drugs and drink know that i am straight edge. they treat me so differently because of that and most of them dont even know what it is. Most of the people who i know actually do heroin. Its fucking disgusting to me. on 420 this girl got so fuck up she fell down all the stairs in my school.Everyone has vodka in there water bottles. Its horrible to even see that. Some people make fun of me because i am straightedge.Its really tough for me because i am like the only one in my school who is. But i like when people know so they know i stay true in my beliefs.
I would never hide my StraightEdge beliefs from anyone, no matter who they are. I tell everyone and anyone that I am edge. It is nothing to be ashamed about. I know that I'm living my life and having fun just the way I am, I don't need all that stupid alcohol or drugs to have a good time. Mostly everyone that I have told that I am Edge, treat me with a lot more respect than they have even for themselves. I also have two little brothers and two little sisters and I know that I don't want them to grow up and start doing drugs or ruining their lives. Some people I know try telling me that I will regret getting an "X" tattoo'd on me or anything edge tat'd on my body because I'm going to start drinking once I hit 21. But, that's a load of bullshit. I'm not edge because I think it's cool, I'm edge because I know that it's the right path for me! -- xMIKEx
p.s. I'm always lookin' to gain new edge friends! check me out!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/mike.HxC.nj
Sometimes I avoid telling other straight edges that I am straight edge, because (I've noticed) that I'm being judged more easily... you know, you are not as much fond of a certain band, you don't wear the right clothes, you have not smoked enough when you were a teenager, shit like that...
But in general I don't hesitate to talk about that, because I've been straight edge since I've heard about drugs.
The only thing worse than being edge to be cool is doing drugs to be cool. So if somebody wants to be edge because of people that have been edge for awhile, don't think they are posers, or hate that you're not the only one not edge, but be happy that you influenced somebody's life. I don't flaunt edge to anybody to make them feel like they are worse than me, but I will also tell people that there is nothing wrong with being edge. You shouldn't be mad at the people that have came out as edge, you should be more upset in those that claim edge for a week, then sell it because they want to be cool at parties. I don't need drugs to have a good time, and I'm not ashamed to tell people that. If you need drugs to have a good time, then their personality is what's wrong, not so much that they do drugs. I'm just as open with being edge as I am with telling people I believe in Christ, and I live by those golden rules, treat people as you would like to be treated. I'm scared to think of what color my father's lungs are for him having been smoking for so long, ironically he has been my biggest inspiration for being edge, I just wish he had the willpower as much as I do.
when i was younger i had no gripe about telling people that i was straight edge, but now that i'm older it has become more of a taboo subject. i wouldn't say that i avoid it, but is definitely not the first thing i tell people about myself. the hardest thing about the ordeal is that the people that know me are much more prone to tell others than i am. to me, it is a lifestyle choice and isn't really anyone else's business but mine...
even some of my closest friends try to persuade me from time to time to drink and whatnot. you would think that a 28 year old that has never drank, smoked, or used drugs is not going to just change her ways due to peer pressure.
i think it is just sad that i am judged for my decision not to drink, but accept that people choose to drink. it sickens me that my choice not to drink becomes an issue to other people. it's disgusting to me. i mean there are so many other things about me as an individual aside from the fact that i'm straight edge.
all i can say is stay strong, guys! it isn't easy, but it is so worth it! being able to say no to using gets easier with time, but dealing with ignorant and judgmental people is always going to be difficult.
I'm a very old lady next to you lot! I don't avoid telling people I don't drink or smoke and even at my age there is pressure to drink! I'm British and most people don't know what straight edge is.
People seem amazed when I describe alcohol as a dangerous drug but I have seen the damage it can do I don't know what else to think! Some of my older mates do drugs and most of my old school friends are addicts of some sort. I have indulged but never to the same extent as my mates. I decided to give up the lot including sugar. My old mates are not shocked, I do keep the real messy cases at arms length! It's hard when I meet new people because I can't bond over booze. I don't preach or take myself too seriously and I join in with anything they are doing, I just remember it the next day.If people get really upset over you being sober I think they have the problems. If people can't take my views maybe they are just not my type. I always tell my kids, it's better to be hated for what you are than loved for something your not.
I'm a very old lady next to you lot! I don't avoid telling people I don't drink or smoke and even at my age there is pressure to drink! I'm British and most people don't know what straight edge is.
People seem amazed when I describe alcohol as a dangerous drug but I have seen the damage it can do I don't know what else to think! Some of my older mates do drugs and most of my old school friends are addicts of some sort. I have indulged but never to the same extent as my mates. I decided to give up the lot including sugar. My old mates are not shocked, I do keep the real messy cases at arms length! It's hard when I meet new people because I can't bond over booze. I don't preach or take myself too seriously and I join in with anything they are doing, I just remember it the next day.If people get really upset over you being sober I think they have the problems. If people can't take my views maybe they are just not my type. I always tell my kids, it's better to be hated for what you are than loved for something your not.
No because I know that my opinion and how I feel is the only thing that matters. I love my lifestyle because it allows me more self control by choice. My job is not to abide or compromise myself to make a new friend. I believe no one should be afraid to share this type of info. Be the example that some people don't have.
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