It's not a decision made in a light-hearted moment, or easily cast aside. That lack of understanding makes it hard. Katie has met with the same resistance. Sometimes people will say something to try to get me to take something to drink, or even have sex. It's not going to happen.
Some teens have trouble with the movement because the life-style is too demanding.
You can't be sort of Straightedge. Or kind of. Either you are or you aren't. There is no in between. Most kids are somewhere in the middle, trying to do their best.