Name: Stephanie M.
Age: 16
Family: Lives with mom, dad, younger brother (Bobby)
Pet: Charlie (goldfish - YES, a goldfish is a PET!!!)
Likes: Playing soccer, painting, shopping with my friends, indie music, reading the latest vampire novel, working in the food court at the mall, texting, going to school dances and boys!!
Dislikes: Cleaning the algae from my fish tank, doing laundry, rude people, mushy food.
Stephanie lives in a small city in Canada and attends her local high school where she gets decent grades. She likes spending time with her circle of friends but also gets along pretty well with her parents and little brother. She tends to go with the flow and values other people's opinions and actions, but likes to feel like she's true to herself -- she doesn't want to get lost in someone else's image of her. Some of Stephanie's friends have tried weed and she hasn't judged them; but drugs are just not her thing.
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Soccer practice was tough today but I killed it! I think we might actually take regionals this year :-D! I ran into Tina & Matt from my old school after practice. They still hang around the old group and there might be a party coming up soon so they're gonna give me a call when they know. They offered me some weed but I told them I was on my way home for dinner. I'm just not into that - besides, I wanted to get home for my mom's super awesome spaghetti! SO GOOD!!!
FYI
Trust your instincts. If you don't feel comfortable in a situation where drugs are present, it's ok to not want to participate or to blow it off and do something else. You don't want to end up like that "has-been" celebrity. You know the one!Disclaimer
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