I had been holding off on getting my hair cut even though it had been getting long even to the point of looking like a mullet. I faced pressure from friends and family to get my hair cut. Although it was not always directly stated their tones and inferences showed that they thought it looked bad and hoped that if I were to get my hair cut that it would look good.
I now have my hair cut. It looks great and feels great. They were right to put pressure on me to get my hair cut and I am now grateful for that. Still, I know that the peer pressure I felt to get my hair cut could be used by others for negative consequences. I know that people are constantly warned against peer pressure but do the warnings actually mean anything? Would anyone be able to keep themselves from feeling peer pressured just because they know they are being peer pressured? It's like warning people about ice being slippery. Everyone knows it is but that won't keep them from slipping on it.
Some good points there. Definitely a kind treatment of the subject.