Dear Laura,
I have responsibilities to my Mum and Dad to pick carrots for harvest, but my friends want me to go with them to the Hooch still and rave with them. They've even got some fairy lights strung up. It's slightly tempting, but I don't want to starve when the snowstorms come! Can you please help me work out how to balance my duties and my play?
- Heidi
Dear Heidi,
Well, you're now faced with two choices. Either you disobey your parents and run the risk of not having enough to eat in the harsh winter months, or go out and get alcohol poisoning. In all honesty, this whole situation seems highly risque. I mean, how do you know that you're not falling into the wrong crowd here? While getting extremely drunk at your young age sounds very tempting, it's not exactly a great way to win friends and influence people. You don't know what kind of trouble these 'friends' could get you into. Would it be really worth it?
You sound like an intelligent girl with a sensible, upright character, it would be a shame for that to be tainted under peer pressure. I think you should go with your gut instinct and stay at home to collect the harvest, though it's ultimately up to you at the end of the day. However, I know you'll make the right decision.
- Laura