Peer Pressure

You know it would seem you can never get away from peer pressure until you die and even then who knows what happens in your afterlife.

Peer Pressure - Pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner or adopt a type of dress, or attitude that is acceptable to them.

I mean think about it, seriously, at every age point and/or milestone you encounter peer pressure whether you are 3 and your older cousin is telling you to color on the walls like him, or you're 16 and your friends are telling you having sex is cool, to you are in your mid twenties and your coworkers are telling you it's time to have a baby.


WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY? 
Yea, you heard me right, YOUR COWORKERS ARE TELLING YOU IT'S TIME TO HAVE A BABY. I had no idea that people that you don't even consider your friends let alone your peers to be able to provide peer pressure. I mean I understand and even expect the questions... When are you getting married? When are you going to have a baby? Are you thinking about having a family soon?...but to flat out say "It's time for you to get knocked the fuck up... ummm yea not so much. So I have come to the conclusion that these comments (even requests in some cases) are the product of either 2 scenarios.

The first scenario being the more positive. These parents are extremely happy with their children and relish in all the milestones and moments that they get to spend with them. They actually believe you will enjoy said milestones and moments also so they continue to pressure you into having kids. Oh and they think you're kids will be absolutely gorgeous...Way to feed into my babyitis...THANKS!

The second scenario is just a tad bit negative. I'm not saying these parents aren't happy with their kids but they either had them too early or too late in life. You know this type of parent! They are filled with comments like... "You should really have them while your young" or "This is the perfect time since you got to finish school, go out of the country...etc." They still are pressuring you but at the same time they make you realize that you may truly not be ready for kids for one reason or another.

I'm not even going to get into the pressure from the people that don't have kids because I automatically assume that they want to live vicariously through me....ummm No Thank You!

If I think everyone's getting drunk at a pub crawl, I'm going to, too. False norms create imaginary peer pressure. - Michael Haines