#2148: Debbie

I'm Real Because...

I do not believe in stereotypes. I live and love to break them. I am not afraid to be myself. I'm on math team, and I'm also an athlete. I'm in marching band, and I used to be a cheerleader. Despite the wide spectrum of activities that I participate in, I do not change the way I act to fit in with the people I am around. I don't try to act smarter when I'm in math team, or ditzier when I'm around cheerleaders. If they don't like who I am, then I won't waste my time trying to be their friend. The labels that get tattooed on you forhead only really matter if you let that change who you are- if you let that stereotype dictate you actions. Be around the people you want to be with- it is not worth being fake to hang around people who don't like you for who you really are.