Pressure.

Peer pressure is one of the worst things high school kids have to deal with, along with many others, but those are to be discussed at a later date. Peer pressure shows itself in two main forms. There is indirect, where you just want to do what everyone else is doing, and direct, where someone tells you what they think you should be doing. Both, in my opinion, are very terrible to have to deal with. Going along with my last post, I believe that high school dances are a prime place for peer pressure to occur. Yes drinking and smoking are one thing to be pressured about, but I believe if people know where you stand on things like that and you are with the right crowd, that will not be as big of an issue. The pressure that is the most frustrating is the actual dancing itself in my opinion, based on personal experience. Now, I apologize to kids everywhere for revealing this information to potential adults and parents reading this, but it has to be said. Some of the dancing or "grinding" at dances can be just plain disgusting. I do believe that there is a this as tasteful grinding, where you are not so engrossed with your partner that you can have a good time with the people around you, but some couples look like they need a bedroom. Freshmen, bless their souls, get thrown into the mix all too often, and they are the ones whom peer pressure most impacts. They are the ones who make different decisions when they are in that setting that they may regret later. The best advice that I could give anyone, not just freshmen, is to make the decision before you get tot the dance, and if you do decide to grind, only dance with your date, it will work out better for everyone in the end. Peer pressure to dance with someone happens, so be prepared for it. As I said earlier, I do believe in tasteful grinding, but just keep in mind that id you do grind or do not at all, you can still have a spectacular time.
If all else fails, just start laughing.
JSL