Just need to get it off my chest. God knows I rant enough along this vein...
This doesn't go out to any one particular person, I'm just venting.
I am not a partier. I am not a heavy drinker, I don't smoke, and I'm not hooking up or having sex with lots of people. This is my decision. It's not that I haven't "reached that level yet" or just a phase that I'm going through before finally growing up. I am not any less mature than anyone else my age because I don't do these things. Yes, I will drink occasionally. It's not a shocking thing and I never drink a ton because the idea of puking all night or drunk dialling my high school band director just isn't appealing to me. I don't smoke because I personally don't enjoy it. And I'm a tuba player trying to get the best sound I can out of the damn thing and I need as much air support as I can manage. And the sex thing, well, I'm very happy with who I have right now. I love Lee and wouldn't give him up for the chance to sleep with every criminal justice major at Westfield State. I'm not the only person I know who feels this way, yet I am so sick of being patronized because people think I'm the one who's immature for not getting shitfaced every night.
I respect other people's decisions. As long as you're a good person, I don't give a shit what you consume or who you're with. I don't sit at parties all miserable because I'm sober, giving everyone dirty looks for getting drunk, or being awkward and not sure how to handle drunk people. I'm not a little kid who just can't handle it and is scandalized. For fuck's sake, I'm a music and criminal justice major. Possibly the two most booze-soaked majors at my school. I'm nineteen years old, going on twenty. And I'm sick to death of being treated like a visiting high schooler who has never seen a bottle of beer or a condom.
I am not a partier. I am not a heavy drinker, I don't smoke, and I'm not hooking up or having sex with lots of people. This is my decision. It's not that I haven't "reached that level yet" or just a phase that I'm going through before finally growing up. I am not any less mature than anyone else my age because I don't do these things. Yes, I will drink occasionally. It's not a shocking thing and I never drink a ton because the idea of puking all night or drunk dialling my high school band director just isn't appealing to me. I don't smoke because I personally don't enjoy it. And I'm a tuba player trying to get the best sound I can out of the damn thing and I need as much air support as I can manage. And the sex thing, well, I'm very happy with who I have right now. I love Lee and wouldn't give him up for the chance to sleep with every criminal justice major at Westfield State. I'm not the only person I know who feels this way, yet I am so sick of being patronized because people think I'm the one who's immature for not getting shitfaced every night.
I respect other people's decisions. As long as you're a good person, I don't give a shit what you consume or who you're with. I don't sit at parties all miserable because I'm sober, giving everyone dirty looks for getting drunk, or being awkward and not sure how to handle drunk people. I'm not a little kid who just can't handle it and is scandalized. For fuck's sake, I'm a music and criminal justice major. Possibly the two most booze-soaked majors at my school. I'm nineteen years old, going on twenty. And I'm sick to death of being treated like a visiting high schooler who has never seen a bottle of beer or a condom.