You're the only person you have to live with the rest of your life
I don't want my son to grow up to be a cog. I don't want my son to grow up and just do as he's told. I want my son to grow up and create the life he wants and fight for the life that he deserves. Breaking his spirit won't accomplish that, and arbitrary rules should be questioned.
If you are on your path to a healthier you. Whether it's weight-loss, substance abuse, or even getting a better job, be careful of your peers. Be careful of those who seem to always lead you down the path of the dark side... with those cookies. You know the voices that you hear in your head that say it's ok... you can just have one... well, they are hard enough to ignore. When you hear them from those who love you it's even more challenging.
It has been proven that our thoughts create chemical reactions in our brain. If we think thoughts that stress us out our glands secrete cortisol... also known as the "fight or flight" hormone. If we think sad, depressing thoughts that stress us out our hormone levels spike and we physically feel all of the symptoms that correlate.