First Blog: "What does it mean to be true to yourself"

In my opinion, being true to yourself means to be yourself, and not what people want or expect you to be. It means to not give into peer pressure, and do things that you would rather not do, or know that aren't right and would regret in the future. It means to live life the way you want to, and not the way other's tell you to. Being true to yourself means to not care what people think of you, and to not force yourself into "trends" just to try and fit in or follow other's "footsteps". In the book "Catcher in the Rye" the main character,Holden doesnt succeed his parents expectations in school, and he flunks out of a few schools. His parents are wealthy and want Holden to follow in the family's footsteps, but thats not what Holden wants. Therefore, Holden is living his life the way he wants to and not what people expect him to do. In my life, i have made the mistake of falling into peer pressure and a started smoking and drinking just to fit in with all the others, but after some time i realized thats not the way i wanted to be, and i tried for some time to try and straighten everything out. Until this past year everything was looking good, and i was still enjoying my life, the way i wanted to. All was good, until i found out my girlfriend was pregnant, with my child. The worst of it was that i had giving into peer pressure once again, otherwise i wouldn't be living with a child in my hands.