"How much “drama” is there in your life?"

We have a daughter in middle school which, in case you don’t know, is far more traumatic than you might imagine—for her that is. There is so much “drama” in middle school. The “he said/she said” creates “issues” for these kids.

Frankly I don’t remember all of this “drama.” But I was more into baseball, fishing, and hunting than relationships back then. It was a different era. We all wanted to wear Levis, I do remember that. And I do recall getting a lecture or two about peer pressure. Maybe that was what sufficed for our drama. Perhaps with us it was about peer pressure.

I read an interview with a 104-year-old woman recently. The reporter asked, “And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?”

The woman simply replied, “No peer pressure.”

Until you’re 104 or so, I guess we’ll have some “drama” or “pressure” to conform to certain social standards. But look, don’t take keeping up with the Joneses too seriously. Just keep with God and listen to life and make a life, not just a living, okay?