Throughout the summer here in Crown Point, there are many events or trends that occur. A lot of people take part and participate, but in some ways, it feels like we are all pressured to do so.

What I mean by that is, these events are so huge and widely publicized. SO many people go and talk about these events. It seems like they judge you for not going or taking part in it. Therefore, we feel like we should even though we don’t necessarily want to.

For example, the Lake County Fair. A long event that is nearby and opened all day to the public. Many of our friends go and hangout with each other all day and seem to have fun. Well maybe that’s not your thing and you have no interest in going at all. That’s perfectly OK. However, I feel like in the town I live in, that’s considered weird and unusual.

Social media has definitely influenced people to feel this way. We see these people we know having blast at the fair, a concert, whatever it may be through Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, you name it. No matter what the event is, we feel like if people we know are there, we should too. Even if we don’t really want to.

We don’t have to participate in activities we don’t want to do. I feel like in my age group, it affects us way more. We want to fit in and feel cool. And if going to social events like these will help that, why not try to participate?

The bottom line is, you don’t have to participate in these high profile social events if you don’t want to. It’s really not that important, and after it’s done and over with, no one will remember who went or did what. Just do what you want to do and don't care what others think.