Reverse Peer Pressure And Other Questionable Plans

Peer pressure almost never starts with a dramatic dare. It starts with a laugh you fake, a joke you repeat, a word you should not say, or a moment where you choose approval over your actual values. We sit down as a group for a real class chat on how peer pressure works in high school and why it feels even heavier when you’re trying to follow Jesus in everyday life. 

We talk about the definition of peer pressure, the need for acceptance, and why younger Christians can be more vulnerable when you are still figuring out who you are. Then we get specific: sports teams, being the new person in a group, gossip, smoking, cussing, “fitting in” energy, and the slow drip of small compromises that turn into habits. We also wrestle with the difference between helping a friend and trying to control them, including what accountability should look like and when boundaries are necessary. 

You’ll hear us debate the idea of “reverse peer pressure,” land on leading by example, and challenge the double life problem where you act one way at church and another way during the week. We even touch the weird social pressure around clothes and dating, because somehow that becomes everybody’s business. If you’re a teen trying to build confidence, resist negative influence, and live your Christian faith consistently at school, this one is for you. 

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Transcript

Welcome And Defining Peer Pressure

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Hey guys, uh welcome to the class chat. Uh we're gonna be talking about peer pressure and how to deal with it and overcome it and stuff like that. Uh so to start, what what is it? What is peer pressure? You know, we hear about it all the time, like youth groups in school, but you know what exactly is it? Uh so before before we get to say the technical definition, what's what what what does everyone here think it is? What what's the definition?

SPEAKER_02 0:22

Alright, well I'll start off with it. Um like in my opinion, peer pressure is just pressuring from like everybody around you to be a certain way or do certain things. Like it's in the name. It's kind of in the name. When you wanna go? Okay. And then my back. No, I'm not talking about it. So like when it's yeah, about saying it's like just in the name. It's like pressures from people around you to do things that maybe you shouldn't do to fit in or whatever. Or to act or to be quote cool. Yeah, quote unquote cool because no one's actually. Should we introduce ourselves? It's not entirely a bad thing on the internet. I mean, you can introduce yourself. Yeah, you can introduce yourself. We did it though. Oh, okay. Did you want us to?

SPEAKER_01 1:07

Uh okay, did Owen introduce yourself? You said my name.

SPEAKER_02 1:16

Alright, well, we have Owen. I'm Gabby, obviously. I'm Kayla. I'm Bailey.

SPEAKER_04 1:21

And I'm Hayley.

SPEAKER_01 1:23

Now answer my question.

SPEAKER_04 1:24

Alright, hey, Bailey, what do you say peer pressure is?

SPEAKER_02 1:27

Is it always a bad thing?

SPEAKER_03 1:28

Pressure from our peers, I guess. Great definition. I love that. Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 1:33

I think peer pressure is just like other people pressure you to do things. We all just said the same thing. Oh, in like different ways.

SPEAKER_01 1:40

Oh, it's your mind. I think I think that oh yeah, this might be uh crazy, but I think peer pressure is when your peers, you know, pressure you.

SPEAKER_02 1:50

The joke was funny the first two times. Stop. Okay. Alright.

SPEAKER_01 1:54

It's so funny that it's so unfunny that it's funny.

SPEAKER_02 1:56

Exactly. Alright, well, the actual definition is for peer pressure is that pressure that is the direct or indirect influence exerted by a gro a peer group encouraging individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms to be accepted.

SPEAKER_01 2:17

So we we pretty much nailed it.

SPEAKER_02 2:20

Everyone laugh as in a syncon. You're not supposed to read that. Who wrote this? That would be Owen.

SPEAKER_01 2:26

Alright, um laugh at my joke.

SPEAKER_02 2:29

I do like, no, because I like the question he asked. Is it always a bad thing? Yes.

SPEAKER_01 2:34

Alright, well into that.

SPEAKER_02 2:35

Yes,

Is Peer Pressure Always Bad

SPEAKER_02 2:36

I do think it's always a bad thing.

SPEAKER_03 2:37

Okay, well, I have a question now.

SPEAKER_01 2:38

Oh, yes, ma'am.

SPEAKER_03 2:40

Oh, gotcha.

SPEAKER_02 2:41

Why do we think peer pressure is so a really good reading? Why can't we And why is it especially easy for younger Christians to fall into it? Because your brain's not developed or whatever.

SPEAKER_00 2:55

Well, I don't feel like younger channels.

SPEAKER_02 2:56

Like you still don't know exactly who you are, per se. Like, I mean you know like your Gabby, you're Owen.

SPEAKER_01 3:04

I'm pretty sure I know who I am.

SPEAKER_02 3:06

But like you still don't know, like you don't know your full values. You only know what your you know your parents' values, and you'll probably, as you grow older, most likely fall in line somewhere with that, but you you still don't know exactly what you believe or feel. Excuse me. That's not even gonna cut me off. And I mean, like, younger kids especially, like, let's say there's an older child that they want to hang out with. They're gonna want to act older. Where are you going with this? I know.

SPEAKER_01 3:32

No, like y'all want to hang out with me, I know.

SPEAKER_02 3:34

Yeah, dude, I'm older than you. You don't act your age, Owen. Wow. That's crazy. I mean, yeah, she's like, what, five months younger than you? She's like way older than ten inches shorter than you.

SPEAKER_01 3:48

Whatever you say, man.

SPEAKER_02 3:49

Hey, it's her, we're in the same boat. We're on the same boat. The short bus. Wait, no, the short boat.

unknown 3:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 3:56

Do you think the the want for like acceptance is what really affects like peer pressure and stuff? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Because you get to a certain point as you age where you're mo mo hopefully most likely gonna go, wait, no, none of this matters. Not in like not like in a depressing way, but like I mean, humans aren't meant to like be alone. Yeah, we're packing.

SPEAKER_01 4:19

Especially if you don't have other uh like from a Christian standpoint, if you don't have Christian community, you want to be in the community that you're in and want to be accepted by them.

SPEAKER_02 4:26

Yeah, but even with Christian even when you have Christian community, you're gonna want to be with people who aren't up to Christian values and stuff. Especially if that's all you're around. Well like believe, not gonna correct you. I'm not gonna correct you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm

Why Acceptance Makes It Powerful

SPEAKER_02 4:40

sorry, sorry, sorry. Tell me what you would like to force me to say. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Where do you think peer pressure really affects you the most? Me?

SPEAKER_00 4:48

Everybody.

SPEAKER_02 4:49

Sports? Yeah. Really? Like your teams and stuff? Yeah. Like to fit in. Because like, so when I played with my softball team.

SPEAKER_01 4:58

All my friends choose sunflowers. Okay, oh wait. My mommy brings me all the orange slices. I'm better than everyone in the floor.

SPEAKER_02 5:06

They told me drink the yellow gator and I can bring in the orange. That's not what I mean, but like me per se, everybody I played with goes to the same school. Right. I obviously don't go to that school. Thank God. Yes. Not trying to get caught up in that weirdness. Are we dissing other schools? Only this one exists.

SPEAKER_00 5:26

Don't show them this.

SPEAKER_02 5:28

And they've known each other since they were like 12. Or like eight. Well, some of them have known them since they were like eight, some have known since they were like twelve. Right. Me, on the other hand, I'm 16, I'm just meeting them. Yeah, you're just like by yourself. I'm like, hey, I mean, thankfully, there was one girl who was like very nice to me. Yeah. Everybody else just me and her tight now. Wait, so pure pressure. I kind of agree with you. I do agree with you. Sports is a good way to get caught up in peer pressure because they were beating me. No. Moment of what is the word they use on Sunday? Vulnerab vulnerability. Vulnerability. They liked your vulnerability. I um they liked my vulnerability. I didn't like that. Okay, anyways, moving forward. Um, I would say I have a very hard time, especially when I'm because I play volleyball. I don't play volleyball at a school. I play at like a a club thing. You're so cool. I don't have a lot of people I hang out with there. I'm uh by myself a lot because a lot of them, they're very not different. I make it sound so much weird. You have some homeschool kids on your team. I'm a homeschool kid guy. There's some like you. No, there's not. That's the issue. Well, I feel like me and Kayla are the only ones talking.

Sports Teams And Social Belonging

SPEAKER_02 6:41

Okay, so I have a question. Oh, Bailey, can you please say some words? I have a question. Um What's up?

SPEAKER_01 6:45

So so what are some ways we can avo avoid being influenced by peer pressure as Christians? Because we shouldn't be like we shouldn't be like the world. We shouldn't do worldly things. So what are what are some ways to do?

SPEAKER_02 6:57

Be worldly.

SPEAKER_01 7:00

I just want to be like on my friends.

SPEAKER_02 7:01

What are you better friends? What was the question you asked?

SPEAKER_01 7:05

I completely miss that. Uh so what are what are some ways we can avoid being influenced by peer pressures as as Christians? As Christians. Have strongly.

SPEAKER_02 7:13

Go in your value in Jesus rather than your value in other people.

SPEAKER_01 7:17

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 7:17

Yeah. That was so bars. Oh my god. I'm sorry.

SPEAKER_01 7:20

I mean, I was bars?

SPEAKER_02 7:22

I said smart. Oh, about sexual.

SPEAKER_01 7:23

I think you need to be around other Christians to keep you accountable.

SPEAKER_02 7:26

What?

SPEAKER_01 7:27

You need to be around other Christians to keep you accountable.

SPEAKER_02 7:29

And you need to be accepting of being held accountable. Like if somebody's calling you out and you just do the opposite of what they tell you to do. Hold on, I have I have another thing to say.

SPEAKER_01 7:38

Oh. What is the other thing? Why don't you just pull the information today?

SPEAKER_02 7:47

Okay. That was mean, but oh what do you have to say? Hold on. Let's say so smart. Kayla. Let's say, like, you have a friend who's not a Christian, right? Okay? Okay. Okay. Back back. Colin, stop doing that. He can't help it. Okay, okay. I'm track. I'm track. Back back to the statement. Um You have a friend who's not a Christian, right? And then you can't. You're locked by button. And like they didn't even have to write everybody. Let me finish.

SPEAKER_01 8:33

This was not in the script. I don't know what to do.

SPEAKER_02 8:36

And they're being influenced by people who are also not Christians, but they are per se more like you. Okay, so you have a friend who's like you, right? Right.

SPEAKER_03 8:47

But they're not Christian, and they like to hang out with people who aren't Christian too.

SPEAKER_02 8:51

Not that wait, wait. Not that that's a bad thing to do. Not that that's a bad thing. I'm just saying, like, in this only because ice them out like sinners. And let's say they're more like Why are you pointing at her? Wash them with the holy water. Just like start throwing it at them. Last time I knew Haley's a Christian too.

unknown 9:10

Yeah. Hi.

SPEAKER_02 9:12

Whoa. What are you pointing at? Wait, wait, wait, wait. Whoa.

SPEAKER_00 9:17

No, back in, back in.

SPEAKER_02 9:18

Yeah, yeah, back in. Okay. Let me say this more clear. Um you have a friend like Kyla, who's very um sweet and innocent.

SPEAKER_01 9:30

Aw.

SPEAKER_02 9:31

And we'll we'll use a right. Sweet and innocent. We'll use it. Yeah. Yeah, okay. Yeah, those are the two words I would use.

unknown 9:37

No, not one.

SPEAKER_02 9:38

Romans 323. No, I didn't say she was good. I said she's sweet and innocent. Innocent would be But bad. That's not good.

unknown 9:44

Evil.

SPEAKER_02 9:44

She's very susceptible to falling to peer pressure. Yes. But anyway. So is Gabby. Okay. And then you have a friend. We'll just say Gerald, a random name that I can think of. Who is.

SPEAKER_01 9:56

Yo, why am I getting targeted?

SPEAKER_02 10:00

Who is like very bad. How would you help Kyla go about that? I would first I would go. As her friend. As her friend, and first I would go to the face. No, I mean, look at the Bible. Thanks, Kyla.

SPEAKER_00 10:14

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 10:14

Even like in the Bible, like you go to them first. Do I'm joking? Obviously you pray for them, but like you go to them first, you bring it up to them. If it doesn't work, you go Gerald to them and probably I bet or you can go to them and their parents. Oh my gosh. I would go to them and Gerald. I'm trying to answer her question.

SPEAKER_00 10:30

Yes, ma'am.

SPEAKER_02 10:30

You go to her, and then you if that doesn't work, you go to her and like another person, like bring somebody else with you, or go to her and her parents. And if that doesn't work, you just don't don't there's no no point at that point. Okay, so another quick question. There is a point you give up? Another quick question. Is there a point where you just give up on your friend? Not on a friend, not on a friend. I think if they're not listening to what you're saying, there is a point where you're just like, okay, then I'm a good friendship.

SPEAKER_01 10:57

Wow, I'm yelling at this mic. A good friendship, there's like there is a point where there is criticism. Like not criticism, but like you need to call them out and they need to respect them. Correction, yes. And they need to they need to respect it.

SPEAKER_02 11:09

I respect no one.

SPEAKER_01 11:10

I respect no one. I respect you. You're all below me. Okay.

SPEAKER_02 11:14

No, but yes, I do think there's a point where you have done all you could.

SPEAKER_01 11:20

They can't see your hands. It's a podcast.

SPEAKER_02 11:23

I do think there is a point where there you've done all you could and there's just nothing more you can do. And you gotta kinda accept that. That is true. That's always the worst thing.

Christian Tools For Resisting Pressure

SPEAKER_02 11:31

But keep praying for them and stuff. Like, don't just like completely just they can talk if they want to. I'm not gonna force them to talk.

unknown 11:37

Speak.

SPEAKER_00 11:39

Good dog.

SPEAKER_02 11:41

Hayley Bailey, do you guys have anything to say for peer pressure?

SPEAKER_04 11:44

Kyla's pressuring us to talk. She is trying to peer pressure you. Oh, Kyla's not. Who's Kyla?

SPEAKER_02 11:50

What was I gonna accept? What are you what are you that's that's who was making that sound. What are things do you think like a lot of people struggle with when it comes to like kids your age and stuff when it comes to like what are people being pressured to pressured to do? Well, my age, it's like no, honestly, like smoking.

SPEAKER_01 12:11

Or just like little things, just like little things?

SPEAKER_02 12:13

What?

SPEAKER_01 12:14

Yeah, just gossiping, we just we just ain't gonna go to class today, you know? And there's like everyone goes and they like it. I don't think speaking classes really like everybody.

SPEAKER_02 12:22

No, I mean like you're like the lousiest ass kid in the club. No, Haley, speak. Maybe changing the way they act, like pressing you to change who you are, like so you act a certain way. Yeah. Does that ever work out, guys? Nah. Sure. Do you guys just look stupid when doing that? Why am I talking to you like a line reference to you? Look at Haley.

SPEAKER_01 12:40

Is that okay?

SPEAKER_02 12:41

Okay, kids. I don't know. Peer pressure. Yeah, I feel like people can get pressure to like act a certain way, to spring um say certain things that they don't they shouldn't say, to do certain little do certain things like I feel like there's a lot of pressure with stuff like that. And it can start as little things. It's never, you know, you never start like with that.

SPEAKER_01 13:02

You're not gonna become friends with someone who comes at you and tell you do some crazy stuff.

SPEAKER_02 13:04

Yeah, you're not gonna become friends with someone and then a day later get like face tattoos and join a gang. Like that. It never starts like that. Why not?

SPEAKER_01 13:10

Okay, I have another question.

SPEAKER_02 13:11

What's

What Teens Get Pressured To Do

SPEAKER_02 13:12

up?

SPEAKER_01 13:12

Um, so how can we, as people who are not participating in worldly things? My question. You gave it to me. Uh how can we, as people who are not participating in worldly things, influence others to do the same thing, like to follow us and peer pressure them with the reverse peer pressure. Reverse peer pressure. What would you call that?

SPEAKER_02 13:30

Um peer unpressure? Good peer pressure. I would feel like give them opportunities to well, uh obviously talk to them, but like give them opportunities to like be in situations where they're not going to have encouragement. A lot of encouragement's good. I read lips. Can I finish my question? Or answer?

SPEAKER_01 13:49

Put them in in You guys know where I was going with that. I don't. I didn't hear you. Whatever you say. Whatever you say, man. Uh you wanna I think if you act differently, they're gonna want to know what's up. Like, especially if you're joyful. Like this doesn't work all the time, but it's like.

SPEAKER_02 14:10

So like if you're sad most of the time and you're joyful once, if you're just like not a depressing idiot. We have a child like that that we know. Yeah. They're happy now. Bailey.

SPEAKER_01 14:19

Yeah, Bailey. If you if you just like if you're being yeah, you know what I'm saying? You get what I'm saying here? Yeah, okay. No. If you're acting non-worldly and acting different, they're gonna know, hey, what's going on here? What's up? And they're gonna want to be involved in the stuff that you're involved in.

SPEAKER_02 14:33

Just peer pressure and stuff and they may be acting as certain.

SPEAKER_01 14:37

Is that that term? Is it peer pressured?

SPEAKER_02 14:39

Peer pressured. Yeah, I think so. I think it's peer pressure.

SPEAKER_01 14:41

I think it's suffering from peer pressure.

SPEAKER_02 14:43

Influence from sickness. Well, I guess it is kind of influenced by peer pressure. Influenced. If you have somebody who's like falling to like peer pressure and stuff, um you gotta try to win them over.

SPEAKER_01 14:53

I'm not gonna handle it.

SPEAKER_02 14:54

When it comes to like calling people out, do it from a place of like love and like care, just like for them and their well-being. I think you should take some of your own advice.

SPEAKER_01 15:03

Whoa.

SPEAKER_02 15:08

It's getting real targeting people. Anyway, yeah, don't like go up to them and be like, hey, you freaking jerk. Stop. My gosh. Stop doing that. You look stupid, you look dumb. I mean, I don't, I never say that. I'm being pointing at right now. But like, do it from a place of, hey, I I care about you, I love you. I as your friend, I want to see you. What if that is how they are loving wise? Like, that is their loving wise. Then that's nobody's loving thing. Yeah, nobody will love to live.

SPEAKER_01 15:36

You lovingly go up to someone and say, you're stupid.

SPEAKER_02 15:39

If you love that, yeah, if you love that, I feel like there's a lot of bigger issues we gotta address then. Um, put the mic to your face.

SPEAKER_04 15:48

You do that, Owen. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:49

Oh, what does it mean? He will walk up to you and be like stupid jerk. Stop acting that way.

SPEAKER_01 15:54

Idiot. I'm surrounded by idiots.

SPEAKER_02 15:57

Wait, what was that from?

SPEAKER_01 15:58

I think lying.

SPEAKER_02 15:59

Oh, Scar said it. Yeah, that's true. To the hyenas. Don't judge me, it's a good movie. Were you singing Disney's lines not ten minutes ago? I love Mufasa. I do like Mufasa. The movie, the movie.

SPEAKER_01 16:12

Oh, I forgot about that movie. So peer pressure.

unknown 16:16

I love lying.

SPEAKER_01 16:18

Um that's real, yeah. Mimiya.

SPEAKER_02 16:23

Mimi has said Put your face closer to the mic.

SPEAKER_01 16:27

So so

Leading By Example Not Forcing

SPEAKER_01 16:28

hold on. Can we can we expand on the reverse peer pressure idea?

SPEAKER_02 16:32

I by that I mean like put it in.

SPEAKER_01 16:34

How can we get people to follow us in the good things?

SPEAKER_02 16:36

We peer pressure them. Peer pressure them back. No, no, no. Actually, actually. I'm not kidding. You peer pressure. Oh my god, maybe you actually think that. No, kind of, kind of yeah. It says what? How do you chuckle menacely? Why would you say that? They can't see me. But now they can imagine you rubbing your stomach. Chuckling. It's large and like, I think Owen's sad no. Alright, Bailey, I'm gonna ask you. No, no, no. I'm asking her a question. Excuse me. What are ways in your life that you have had to deal with peer pressure? Like what have you done to help yourself with it?

SPEAKER_01 17:19

Super nitty-gritty specific.

SPEAKER_02 17:20

Yeah, super nitty-gritty, like drop names and stuff too. Yes. So don't have full name. I'm trying to think. Full like social security cards out there. Does it hurt? Huh? What? Did it hurt? Alright, no, really, go. Answer the question. I'm trying to think. I don't know. You've never been peer pressure. You've never been peer pressure. No, I think. Bailey is the best. Bailey is the best when it comes to peer pressure. The amount of time she genuinely just doesn't. I mean they're just genuinely not caring, just be like, okay. And just not do whatever like she'll just walk away. And she'll just walk away. She is genuinely like I used to not do it. You did not, that's true. Me? And like peer pressures Bailey. I do peer pressure you to like. But it's to get out of your comfort zone.

SPEAKER_01 17:56

To like eat dirt and stuff.

SPEAKER_02 17:57

Yeah, I peer pressure Owen to eat dirt. I offer him. Yeah, but you do it. I used to not walk away. The problem is that you fall into it. Yeah. But you gotta be like me when pillow puppets, you just cancel her out.

SPEAKER_01 18:09

What are you just talking about now?

SPEAKER_02 18:10

I used to not walk away though. And I used to like. But you were like nine. Yeah, but like. What did they pressure me to do?

SPEAKER_01 18:18

Young, young Christians.

SPEAKER_03 18:20

Like to tell people like I can't hang out with you no more and like we're not a lot of people. You had that? No, I didn't get it. That's right. Like they would pressure me to go tell people that. Oh, you were the mule. Did you do that?

SPEAKER_02 18:30

You were the mule? Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 18:31

You were the messenger.

SPEAKER_01 18:34

Gossipper.

SPEAKER_03 18:36

I'm sorry that happened. I feel like gossip's a good idea. And then I would feel so bad I did that and then say sorry 300 times, as you all know.

SPEAKER_02 18:42

Oh my god. Don't worry, we're working on her. I feel like gossip. Bailey's our project. She's in love project. Yes. And this is why

Real Stories Boundaries And Two Lives

SPEAKER_02 18:50

I'm not sure. Alright, Haley. What are ways that you have changed yourself to fit it and then changed yourself back to the biggest thing? What are ways you struggled to make it? I did not peer pressure to do anything. We pressured you to do it. Haley. Okay, she got in the tree by herself. She was the first one in the tree. She pressured everybody else.

SPEAKER_01 19:08

The tree.

SPEAKER_02 19:09

The tree. It was great when you couldn't get in the tree for like two months. There's no context. We're just leaving it like that. Anyway, what are ways you struggle with peer pressure, Haley? Yeah. With you? Oh. Hold on. Wait, hold up. This is targeted because this is because nobody throws jabs at me.

SPEAKER_03 19:25

We're peer pressuring you to go to the beach tomorrow. We're already peer pressure meeting. I'm peer pressuring you guys to come. I'm not going. What if I just didn't show up? We're peer pressuring Kayla.

SPEAKER_02 19:34

What are ways you struggle with peer pressure? Go.

SPEAKER_01 19:36

How do I struggle with peer pressure? I'm kind of perfect. Oh. You're so humble. Well, people tell me you just eat dirt, and I do.

SPEAKER_02 19:44

No, he's the peer pressurer.

SPEAKER_01 19:46

Yeah, I'm the peer pressurer.

SPEAKER_02 19:47

Yeah, but only thinks it's funny to like pick food out of the dirt. And be like, will you pay me to eat this money?

SPEAKER_01 19:54

Because I get money for it.

SPEAKER_02 19:55

No, don't say that. Which is crazy for you as a germophobe.

SPEAKER_01 19:57

Do you know the amount of bags of watermelon wedges, sour patch kids I bought with that money? A lot.

SPEAKER_02 20:03

Are we allowed to like and then you threw it on the call? Copyright. Copyright. Yeah, copyright for me. What about you, Gabs? All the money. No, no, because Cale doesn't actually pay him.

SPEAKER_01 20:16

The time she does pay me.

SPEAKER_02 20:19

Sour Patch Kids. No, but we can move on when we do that without getting it.

SPEAKER_01 20:23

Sour Patch Kids has to pay us for the brand name.

SPEAKER_02 20:27

I didn't know that. Coca-Cola. I did invent Sour Patch Kids. Sour Patch deals. Actually, she does not copy pressure. I got some Skittles from peer pressure. No. Not peer pressure.

SPEAKER_01 20:43

I got some Skittles from peer pressure. Alright, Gabby.

SPEAKER_02 20:48

There's just like no contest for the video.

SPEAKER_01 20:49

We're just talking now.

SPEAKER_02 20:50

Alright, Gabby, what are ways you struggle with peer pressure? You've struggled with peer pressure.

SPEAKER_04 20:53

Definitely trying to fit in.

SPEAKER_02 20:55

Trying too hard? I have tried too hard. Not like that. And then I just look weird. You look weird. Hey, you can't laugh. That's not nice. Stop trying to peer pressure me. What? But um, yeah, definitely trying to fit in, and then um. I sound like I'm crying, guys. I'm not, I'm I just have stuffy nose. No, she's sobbing right now, guys.

SPEAKER_01 21:25

I know it's a touchy subject, but it's okay.

SPEAKER_02 21:28

It'll be okay, Gabby. And then Owen being mean to me, I have to like double up and be even ruder to her him. Do I have to ask myself the question?

SPEAKER_01 21:38

Yeah, ask yourself the question. Uh, I'll ask you. Kayla, what's the other one?

SPEAKER_02 21:42

I'm talking. I'm talking. Kayla, what are ways that you have struggled? She can't do what she had one job. She had one job.

SPEAKER_04 21:51

What are ways you struggle with peer pressure, Kayla?

SPEAKER_02 21:53

I don't struggle with peer pressure at this moment. You are the peer pressure because I am the pressure. No, um Me and Kayla just go around.

SPEAKER_01 22:00

The school telling you they just do it.

SPEAKER_02 22:02

Yeah, they just listen. I don't even know what to do.

SPEAKER_01 22:04

It's my monkeys and it's my circus. Okay.

unknown 22:06

Sorry.

SPEAKER_02 22:08

Okay, country music is like the best music. I don't know. I guess with changing the way, not the way I talk, like my accent or anything. I don't even have an accent, but like the things I say, like saying stupid things, making dumb jokes, saying bad.

SPEAKER_01 22:24

I was looking at how long we've been yatting for.

SPEAKER_02 22:27

I don't know. I guess cussing and like making bad jokes, like stuff like that. Because those are like also habits and stuff that are like you gotta break. Yeah, once you start them, it's like you can't stop. No, you can stop, but like it's harder to stop.

SPEAKER_01 22:42

To apply it, how are you supposed to, you know, do my reverse peer pressure and encourage other people that are Christians? Combat. That is still peer pressuring. It's still acting like the world, how are you to encourage other people to not act like the world?

SPEAKER_02 22:56

Well you can't do that because you can't do it.

SPEAKER_01 22:57

How am I supposed to claim Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_02 23:01

I'm smart.

SPEAKER_01 23:02

Yes, ma'am. We're big smart.

SPEAKER_02 23:03

How am I to like claim Jesus and you know play at church every Sunday, like do all the Jesus stuff and then also go around how you do around the week? Not that I don't I don't do that now, but like to go around and just say whatever I want. On the pot, on the oh okay guys.

SPEAKER_01 23:22

Alright, you can continue.

SPEAKER_02 23:23

Say what I want and hang around like the people I should and stuff like that, and just actively I guess actively sin, I guess, almost. Not almost definitely.

SPEAKER_01 23:33

Just actively I don't know how living living like two different things.

SPEAKER_02 23:38

Like there shouldn't be like a church you and then a the regular you. It should just Jesus should just flow throughout all of you.

SPEAKER_01 23:47

Guys, this is all script, I don't know what to say.

SPEAKER_02 23:49

It's all scripted, yeah. Every um every single word. Uh just laugh now, just laugh now. Okay, I have

Clothes Dating Jokes And Wrap Up

SPEAKER_02 23:58

another one. What about being peer pressured to dress a certain way? To dress a certain way? What are you talking about? What? What?

SPEAKER_01 24:04

Yeah, people peer pressure me to wear crazy stuff all the time. Like jeans.

SPEAKER_02 24:08

He's like, they told me to put on these jeans shorts. I'm gonna go.

SPEAKER_01 24:10

I just want to wear it.

SPEAKER_02 24:11

Okay, yes, I'm gone. Believe me. I can't.

SPEAKER_01 24:16

Bring it up. Bring it up without bringing it up.

SPEAKER_02 24:19

Moving on. Or actually, because this happens a lot to certain people. Wait, the sweatpants thing? Actually. To be pressured into liking some like a specific person. What?

SPEAKER_01 24:36

Like friends?

SPEAKER_02 24:37

Like, like Gabby and What? Why are you looking at me? Bailey?

unknown 24:42

What? What?

SPEAKER_02 24:43

Some people Wait, yeah, why are you looking at Bailey? Stop!

SPEAKER_00 24:49

Oh my god, on the podcast.

SPEAKER_02 24:53

Guys, this is a single brother. Like certain people here will make statements to other certain people be like, oh, you should like date them. I don't! I don't want to date anybody. I'm in high school. What do you want? Gabby. What do we want? Okay. Whether I do it, it's a joke, though. No, I'm not ball in the bear. Everyone worked podcasts. No, I kind of. I kind of get what you're saying. I mean, I do it so you can't force some like in this room.

SPEAKER_01 25:25

Yeah. You like that person.

SPEAKER_02 25:28

Like him. Oh, and you better like Gabby. Like that's very peer pressure. Oh, and I will fight you if you like me. Two years. I didn't get up.

SPEAKER_04 25:37

She was very peer pressured.

unknown 25:39

Oh.

SPEAKER_04 25:39

It worked.

SPEAKER_02 25:42

Okay. That's enough. Are we done? Moving forward. I'm sorry. Go on tangents.

SPEAKER_01 25:49

Did you learn anything from that?

unknown 25:50

No.

SPEAKER_02 25:51

I learned a little bit more about how much. I learned a little bit more about myself. I learned how much my peer pressure genuinely works with the amount of fur he's eaten.

SPEAKER_01 25:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 25:58

Learned that.

SPEAKER_01 25:59

That's kind of gross. No, apply that. Does your peer pressure work? Think about that. How many people have you, without trying to do it? How many bugs have you swung?

SPEAKER_04 26:11

I've been somebody.

SPEAKER_01 26:15

Is that the application I just came up with?

SPEAKER_02 26:17

Good job.

SPEAKER_01 26:17

How many times how many times have you peer pressure somebody to do bad things?

SPEAKER_02 26:20

Or how many times we fall into peer pressure?

SPEAKER_01 26:22

How many times have you fallen into peer pressure?

SPEAKER_02 26:24

Then you better write them all down and tell us. Actually, next week, Owen, I'm gonna need you to go home. Go hulk.

unknown 26:33

Go hulk!

SPEAKER_01 26:35

That's the thing I'm always answering.

SPEAKER_02 26:36

Okay, we're getting we're getting the sign. We gotta speed it up.

SPEAKER_01 26:39

Alright, well, um I'm Love you guys. Can I just close this? Uh well that wraps up our talk here about peer pressure. Um Yeah, I hope you learn lots. Um don't fall into it. Don't fall into it and don't do that. Reply my reverse peer pressure and um reverse peep reverse people. Reverse reverse people.

SPEAKER_02 26:58

Revert them. Don't you think? Be an example that people want to do. Yeah, I don't think reverse peer pressure is probably the wrong word. I think being an example is more than that.

SPEAKER_01 27:06

An example? A Christian example. Encourage people.

SPEAKER_02 27:09

Don't just like because both reasons are peer pressure. It's just a different thing. Yeah, it's reverse peer pressure. Encourage others and don't and do it like lovingly. Don't just be like, you've been a terrible person, you dirty sinner. You're just awful. I hate you. Kayla, are you looking in a mirror?

SPEAKER_01 27:28

Oh my goodness. What is up with this? Bad self-talk.

SPEAKER_02 27:32

Okay, guys. So wrapping up. Don't worry, I'm not this being Nikayla normally. It's only today.

SPEAKER_01 27:37

Well, it's every day.

SPEAKER_02 27:39

She's tampered down right now.

SPEAKER_01 27:41

Alright, well love you guys. Peer pressure's bad. Don't do it. Be the be goodbye.

SPEAKER_02 27:47

That was a terrible ending.

SPEAKER_01 27:48

That was it.

SPEAKER_02 27:49

But don't see your peer. Love you guys. Do the beatbox as well. Alright, love you guys. We'll see you next time. We'll talk to you.