As we grow up and start to stray away from Whyville, we remember the times we had here with our virtual and real friends. We remember the fun we had in chat rooms, playing games, and learning about new things around the town. But there comes a time when you turn off your computer and enter into the real world. Things out there can sometimes be extremely harder than they are here.
Sure, everyone in Whyville wants to fit in to some sort of clique of friends. But here, in our safe little town, the most you can do to fit in is buy that new, popular, face part. But out there, in the real world, there are thousands of other ways that people can pressure you into fitting in. Looking at magazines and seeing stick thin models may cause you to not eat, or seeing a bunch of kids on the corner smoking cigarettes may make you want to try it too, just to fit in with them.
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