It's an old line... a very, very old line: If your friends went and jumped in a lake, would you do it too? Every adult has heard it at some point in their youthful past, and, it usually comes in response to the eternal teenage lament, "But all my friends are doing it/wearing it/listening to it/etc." However, the truth is our young people, in their many efforts to express their individuality, often get their ideas from each other. It is ironic of course, but it is also common adolescent behavior. "I want to express myself, so I'm going to do what all my friends are doing because its cool." It would be patently humorous if most of us had not been exactly the same way. (Admit it.)  Read More