i wanna be… you

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Currently listening to: Piece of Me – Britney Spears

I’m Miss American Dream, since I was 17
Don’t matter if I step on the scene or sneak away to the Philippines
They still gon’ put pictures of my derrière in the magazine
You want a piece of me? (You want a piece of me?)

Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery?

Nah, I think it’s creepy AF (specially for adults).

I’ve never been comfortable with people trying to copy me. What I value is genuineness. I respect people who are willing to be themselves (within reason, like you can’t be complete dipshit).

When I was younger, I wanted so badly to fit in, to be like the other kids. But everything I’ve lived through, every setback, every solemn moment, shaped who I am now. No one else can replicate my experiences. Just as I could never fully understand or duplicate yours. Our lives aren’t interchangeable.

If I only surrounded myself with people who thought exactly like me, dressed like me, spoke like me, I might feel a twinge of validation but I also wouldn’t evolve. I wouldn’t learn. If I wanted that, I’d clone myself and drive me and my clone nuts.

I wanna hear people’s stories. Their struggles. Their successes. Their truths. Their unspoken thoughts. Their perspectives, especially when they challenge my own. Otherwise, I might as well lock myself inside an echo chamber.

HBU?


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41 responses to “i wanna be… you”

  1. S.J. Hunter Avatar

    raises fist in the air TO BE DIFFERENT OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Damn str8

  2. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    “Identity theft is not a joke, Jim! Millions of families suffer every year!”

    Sorry I couldn’t help myself. It depends on who you imitate. Someone famous is one thing but a regular person not so much.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      😆 I don’t think there’s any celebrity id wanna be like. They all have their own dumpster fire these days.

  3. utahan15 Avatar

    no you dont
    cos i m boring

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Sometimes being boring is good

      1. utahan15 Avatar

        emerson the consisty of is as such

  4. utahan15 Avatar

    no you do not wanna be me. cos i m a fuck up. duck walking moody little bitch. tsk

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Nobody’s perfect

      1. utahan15 Avatar

        not even close midnight blue me n you

        1. justrojie Avatar

          I do prefer cobalt

  5. ianmdudley Avatar

    If someone is acting like me? Not only does that annoy the crap out of me (because suddenly I see reflected back at me all my flaws for what they are – irritating idiosyncrasies), but alarm bells start going off. That’s a form of ingratiation usually used by less competent sociopaths.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Like that movie from back in the days single white female eeeek

      1. ianmdudley Avatar

        Yes! Exactly!

  6. alexraphael Avatar

    It’s funny how people can be amazed when you’re close friends with someone with whom you have little in common with. Sometimes that’s half the fun!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      That’s what I’m sayin!!

  7. Hazel Avatar

    I just want to be myself. I don’t have the talent to imitate.😁 It’s easy to be me, and if they don’t like, it’s their choice.🤩 I don’t care my messy hair, and torn clothes sometimes, as long as I’m at home.

    You’re perfect as you are now, Rojie, because that’s the “now” and I’d like to remind myself of that too daily.😍

    1. justrojie Avatar

      You’re perfect how you are too, Hazel!

      1. Hazel Avatar

        Thank you, Rojie. I accept the gift!

  8. Nicholas K F Matte Avatar

    You’re awesome!! As kids, we were all so different at my primary school. But man! I kicked in skateboards, Converse highcutshoes, green military type packsacks that we’d draw on, and all kinds of music! I>got it all from an older sibling, lol, but, we all retained our identities, we had nicknames, a little gang. I thought I saw a close doppleganger of myself in a National Geographic mag. on Uyghurs once, lol!!

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Haha that’s funny! Sounds like good times

    1. justrojie Avatar

      thank you!

  9. April Avatar

    Rojie! the high school dramas come to mind… which at this point we have all survived…

    1. justrojie Avatar

      we sure did

    2. justrojie Avatar

      we sure did!

  10. Adarsh G Avatar

    Not agree more then this

    1. justrojie Avatar

      thanks, Adarsh!

  11. Dinesh Kumar Avatar

    Rojie, Yeah, spot on—copying’s creepy, realness is king! Dig hearin’ true stories that push us to grow. Britney’s right: want a piece? Nah, just be yourself! What about you?

    1. justrojie Avatar

      exactly!

  12. Jesse Pallante Avatar

    Being yourself is easier than being someone else, so it is good to be yourself awesome 😎.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      thank you so much, Jesse!

  13. Zenith Avatar

    everyone is special. it would be quite the pain to see same people all the time.

  14. ibarynt Avatar

    That meme says a lot.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      It really does!

  15. Violet Lentz Avatar

    I am with you- please do you- and leave me alone to do me.

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Exactly!!!

  16. Uttam Roy Avatar

    Beautiful verry nice

    1. justrojie Avatar

      Thanks so much!

  17. Dinesh Kumar Avatar

    Rojie, totally agree—imitation feels creepy when it’s adults copying vibes! Love your take on embracing real stories and growth over clones. HBU? Authenticity all the way!

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