Many people think that violence is "cool" or you act violent to look like the rest of the crowd. Violence may seem this way now, but being violent when you're grown up can get you into a lot of trouble. I know i may be young but i don't think i'm leading a very good life for someone to look up to. My father has had 2 heart attacks now and continues to drink and be an overall irresponsible parent. When i tell him to stop he always says that he will some day. He has done a good job steering me away from alcohol by making jokes about it or just bringing up some bad effects of it while we're alone driving to town or something. For instance, we saw this guy acting like a retard in the parking lot and my dad yelled to him "lay off the grog, dumbshit!" and me and dad just laughed the way into the store. He is a good person when he's sober but can be quite the arrogant dick when he's intoxicated. My point in general, just because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean you have to.