Mandy: should i drink if they tell me to?

mandy, i sorta have a problem. My friends are a lot older than me because i am on varsity basketball and soccer teams and i am only a freshmen. They try to get me to do stuff like drink and other stuff, but i am completly against it. How will i get them...

to like me and gain their respect, without having to do that stuff?

ps. your new album wild hope is so inspirational to me. you and my other favorite singer joni mitchell completly took over my ipod.

If they question what you stand for then just simply explain to them WHY you stand for it and the responsibility for the possible consequences that would have to be taken.

They should respect your decisions if they are friends of yours.

dont do what you dont want to do!!! you should never have to impress your friends or prove yourself to them. real friends arent like that. you can only really be you if you do what you believe in.

p.s. you listen to really good music.