Straight edge or not?

I'm not one or the other. I drink, smoke, occasionally do drugs, and I'm not a virgin. But I'm not devoid of morals either.

I don't think you can call yourself anything unless you are without trying. Saying you're straight edge when every fibre of your body is willing you to act out is just stupid.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by blue

Hmm, I thought someone would be saying the opposite. I mean, most people have wanted to do those things at various times in their lives, but have had to make an effort to abstain. Isn't that what often makes a certain trait or quality admirable? What I'm hearing you say is, "If you have to try, don't." There are many other reasons people might have for being straight-edge... good reasons--so they make that effort. My family, for example, would be very upset if I began smoking--my mom, in particular. That's a good enough reason for me to put the effort out not to do it (with the exception an experimental cigarette, perhaps).

But if you actually wanted to smoke, then you're defying your own personality by being a non-smoker (quite a poor point considering addiction but I think it applies for everything really). I guess I meant it as more of an image point. If I wanted to impress people by being t-total for instance, it would be pointless because I enjoy the things I do.
well, besides smoking, I resent that I ever started =(

There's nowhere I can't reach.