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Every one of us has been in a situation where we felt uncomfortable, whether we were pressured into it or did it because “everyone else was doing it”. As children grow older, they are faced with some challenging decisions. Some don't have a clear right or wrong answer, like should they join the student government or play football? Other decisions involve serious moral problems, like whether to stay out pass the curfew, skip class, smoke, drink, or lie to parents. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to force their ideas on you it can be even harder. At one point or another, everyone has to deal with peer pressure, even adults. Peer pressure occurs when a person looks up to a leader (dominant) peer. They use him/her as somebody who has all the answers. A peer is defined as a friend or acquaintance who is about the same age as you. Interaction between peers happens at school, church, during basketball practice. Peers influence each other’s lives,