Being Confident in You and Not Letting Others Change What You Want and Do.

This is one of my biggest problems. I'm always seeing people I know or I'm friends with and acting "cool". When you see your peers you probably don't want them knowing you're there with your family. You probably wouldn't want them knowing you're playing hide and seek with your little brother. You probably wouldn't want them knowing you're running away from your sister. Me, today I didn't want them knowing I was playing tag with two young kids.

Being an older person people expect that maturity, and even though you're just playing with a sibling or neice the situation gets read differently and you end up being majorly embarressed. I supposed that might go away when it's your own child but when you're in the pool and someone cute comes around I know you get all quiet and, here's that word again, act "cool".

This might not seem to be that big of a problem but now thinking over it I feel so silly and stupid pretending to be someone else around friends or strangers. From now on try not to let those people bother you and just have fun. Trust me I'm trying to do the same and it's majorly difficult really.

The worst part is when you act "cool" (ugh that word lol) and the little one you're playing with or whatever goes, "come on what happened?" or starts freaking out while the people go past etc. If it's really really that hard for you to do it in front of those people without being judged, maybe move it to the back yard? You could also distract the kid by getting them to drink some water or throwing a ball or frisby far off. It should by you some time for when those people you're embarressed by get close.

I think it's really important though to just be you. I've caught myself in some white lies that became so big because when I first met those people I was being a different person and (jeez this word!!!) acting "cool." You as a person is probably actually pretty amazing and the only way for you to know that is be you around the people you know and meet etc. Yes that means even the people you're acting cool around (lol). So I love you guys and I hope I helped someone reading this cause I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world whose dealt with or dealing with this ^^ XD Have an amazing day everyone ^^ Love~Rose <3.