FRIENDS TALK

[Trishina]

pizza.....tasty

[Robbie Hendrix]

that sounded so funny to me that it is true but thats stuff you can learn from the news every knows about not throwing up gang signs or making sure you stay out of the wrong hood, but I live in burbs where its mostly whites and mexicans some blacks and asians, I live in a multicultural city, but there is a ghetto like five minutes from were I live and would always go down there to party and get drunk, its nothing like oxnard, its a smaller area with not as many gang members, my friend that lives and I would always make jokes like this is the only place were gang members never shot anyone, buy recently his cousin was killed there, so your never really know.

[Robbie Hendrix]

sorry I know Im a outsider but wanted to keep this topic going.

[Trishina]

No we don't mind just go on....

[Robbie Hendrix]

Is it fair that most of you havent experimented with drugs, I was just talking about the atmosphere I live in most of my friends do drugs, alot of people in my city do its werid to say but its just normal. People I know would go through high school and never touch drugs, But after high school Id see them at a party and theyd be getting hye or drunk.

[Trishina]

Well I party and drink but I don't get drunk I don't take drugs and light cigarretes.I think it's my strong will that makes me stop at my limitations.

[Robbie Hendrix]

Thats good I hope you stay that way, its mostly just alot of alcohol and weed since 15, its hard sometimes when all your friends doing it to, but its funny my dad who was a alcoholic and would smoked weed alot. After all the times he would beat my mom I would say Im never going to do those thing but here I am.

[Trishina]

oh well I'm fortunate my family isn't like yours my dad is super clean does not drink nor smoke so is my mom my sis drinks but you know she's just like me doesn't take drugs nor smoke no wonder she became a nursing student.

[Tsuchi]

i've never done drugs, but i drink a glass of sake when we have immportant company over for supper

[Robbie Hendrix]

I havent seen my dad in about 8 years my mom doesnt do drugs my sister is getting her teaching degree and my brother drinks but hes in the army and just got back my afghanistan. It has nothing to do with the family that I live with or thats around me.

[Trishina]

so what your saying is it was your own decision it's not something that someone influenced you am I right?

[Robbie Hendrix]

Of course my friends influenced me, but in life its always your decison to make Ive used my dad as an accuse when I was younger, after awile I would tell my mom Im scared of my dad, but she said she was doing it for me so we could have a relationship together but really it was for her.

[Trishina]

oh ok.

[Robbie Hendrix]

Im happy you have a strong will and hope you dont make the bad decision Ive made in my life.

[Trishina]

thanks for that.

[Tsuchi]

mistakes are what shape us, without them we never learn.

we all make our mistakes, and that is what gives us character...atleast thats what i believe