I hate this statement. I really think lanes should stop using it. Cause are you keeping it real? Really?!?? I doubt it.
I always get accused of being fake. Which is funny to me. I think it's immature to expect me to be at 29 what I was at 15 or 20 or even 25. Life changes you, your perceptions & sometimes your values & beliefs.
But I mainly get called fake because I know how to act. That's right. I act!!! Ha. [ is that what you need to confirm I'm fake? ] So yes, I act. Out of respect, out of appropriateness, out of courtesy, out of many things!
I firmly believe that you don't need to "be who you are" 100% of the time. Haven't we all been around "those people"? The ones who are loud & obnoxious in a movie theatre? The ones who publicly humiliate their willful child in the store? The ones who show boobs & booty at a church function?
They're staying true to "who they are" & are looking like fools for doing it. Not to mention immature, disrespectful, rude, like they were raised by wolves & ignorant. Yup. IGNORANT.
If I'm at the club I'll have a cpl drinks, shake my booty & wear clothes that show my figure. [ notice I don't say skin ] At my grandmas I will not do these things. It's inappropriate for the situation & the ppl that surround me. Y'all following me?
I know ppl who think they ALWAYS have to state their opinions in an ugly manner. They make constant personal attacks, use language that makes you cringe & generally act a fool. It's sad to witness. & embarrassing. If only they knew what ppl were saying of them??
But wait...they "don't care what anybody thinks"! These kind of ppl are trouble. Yes, I CARE. It doesn't make me fake or a bad person. I don't care about everybody's opinion of me, but certain ones matter. Such as my church family, anybody that has any kind of relationship with my children & anybody who is an actual part of my life. Yep. I care a lot actually.
Why?
Because I enjoy ppl looking at me & seeing a good person, a good mama, a good girlfriend, etc, etc. So yes I believe it's important to act accordingly to the situation. Not because I'm fake [ my fave word! ] but because I am a grown-up.
Also, if I have "dirty laundry" that I choose not to air, that isn't being fake. It's called, there-are-some-things-only-certain-people-need-to-know. If you're not in the know then it's just not your business. Or maybe I just haven't told you yet. Who knows really.
But I will say this...I am going to have to resort to their slogan when they try to call me names & bring me down. Hey...I don't care what you think. ;) let me live my life as I do you. You be "real" & I'll be "fake" & we'll keep our little worlds separate so everybody can stay happy.
Why do I bother writing this you might ask. Cause it was on my mind. How ppl throw that around CONSTANTLY. How ppl forget their skeletons in their closet when the try to pull out someone else's. How ppl conveniently are the "realest" but who have things buried from ppl they claim to love the most.
Look inward before you spew your venom outward. Think peacefully. Speak with thought. Act with love.
That's all :)
