Juile: "Confidence."
Alex: "Yeah, I agree."
Jade: "For all other girls, it could be confidence, but for me, Im really outgoing and Im not self-conscious about myself. Personally, I don't have any obstacles."
Us: "You're stupid."
Julie: "My biggest issues were weight, looks, clothing, basically appearance. People always called me ugly and short and fat. It was intimidating especially in 3rd grade where all the girls had nice clothes and were twigs. They made me feel as if I wasn't expected."
Jade: "Pressure."
Alex: "But I feel pressure comes from everywhere. You need confidence to overcome that."
Me: "But your parents are someone who you should talk to and ask for advice not needing pressure. I think pressure is at its worse when it comes from family rather than society."
Julie: "I get alot of pressure from my parents, they're really pressuring me in school lately because I didn't make it into that school. He's saying that he shouldn't pay all this tuition for another school. I feel like a let him down."
Me: "Ok new question. Thoughts on sexuality?"
Alex: "My feelings are that if you are gay or lesbian or bi, come out and be proud of it. Don't hide things and deny it, be what you are."
They all agreed.
Me: "But don't you think society isn't gonna welcome who you are?"
Alex: "Well I don't think it is-"
Julie: "It kinda is because in the olden days, it was considered taboo and crazy."
Me: "Yeah like that Don't Ask, Don't tell policy."
Alex: "They should just be who they are, regardless of what people say. If you are, don't try to act like you aren't."
Me: "Ok society has been blamed for everything in this generation. But isn't it odd, when we are society? What do you have to conclude to this?"
Julie: "Im not saying that we are blaming ourselves, but it's the people around us, that change us."
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