as an aside: sorry, sadzzz, but a) just because we didn't hear about it in the media, didn't mean it wasn't happening, and b) that kind of stuff is NEVER "innocent".
is it really more crazy these days or is it just a lot more publicized?
i'm curious, what drove you guys to "obey your limits"? you say you inherently knew, so was it fear of being yelled at, or were you concerned about your parents, or were you just going to sedate parties where it was easier to leave, or were you motivated religiously? i'm not being flippant, i'm just wondering, honestly. because i know it takes an immense amount of self-control and presence to leave a really good party just when its getting started, and really, i don't know about pakistan, but at least in toronto, most clubs and even weekend home parties don't really get hopping until about 10. and what about alcohol? was no one here tempted to try it? or pot? its so prevalent in culture here, anyone who was raised in north america surely knows how easy it is to get a hold of it. how do you school your children on those issues?
I wonder and worry about the stuff you mentioned SGC. Me and the younger of my brother are only a year n 4 months apart. So went to all the same schools, just 1 grade different. Somehow he was tempted by a lot of stuff, but I wasn't. Trust me pot was easily available so was alcohol and many other things. I guess it was my parents teaching me right/wrong and me sticking to my guns. Not to say I was an angel, I tried the smoking thing..etc but it just wasn't me. Maybe by nature, maybe by parents fear dunno. That and the fact that after trying it was horrible, awful tasting and couldn't make sense why people do it. For me I had to struggle a little in getting my parents to go out and hang out, dinners, just chilling ...but my mom always had issues with it. It never made sense to me, but her thing was she trusted me completely 100%...BUT she doesn't trust others. She worried a lot that something/someone could harm me when out late & night. That I did agree....but did not see how going to say Red Lobster with 5 friends I was at risk of being harmed. Unfortunately she also didnt want me out late because "what woud others say if they saw me out late, people will talk"...etc.....that used to piss me off.