Be a shepard not a sheep

Urgh! I dislike copy cats with a passion.. There is no need for someone to copy someone else.

Everyone has their own sense of style/looks ect. So why alter yourself to how or who someone else is. You can't be a better version of them your just fake. So fake! What is the need to be something your not? You just need to find yourself and be confident in your own skin. Be a Shepard and start trends don't be a sheep and follow a trend.
 
Since i was young i've seen people copying my family and others around me. It's just so annoying because some of the smallest things that have been copied have made the biggest impact on their and my lives. What makes it worse is when you've told someone who you thought was close and then they go out and get the item before you've got the chance to start saving up! or gets the bigger and better version of what you wont.

There isn't much i can say on this topic but the fact it annoys me that someone who hasn't found who they are yet or found their own style copies and mold into someone else. Don't get me wrong its good to have an idol or like something your friend has and then either get something similar or take a fashion tip. But don't copy them! You don't have the same body as them so the clothes that fit them may not fit you or the hair cut that suits them may not suit you.

It became an obsession of someone my family 'knew' to have everything that we had which caused upset and anger. This person became so obsessed it was unbelievable which has now caused conflict between two families which were once friends. This is a bad example and can show people what happens when you go to far so the conflict and awkwardness are left to haunt you. You can't be them so i wouldn't bother trying.

Copying someone kind of comes into the same topic as changing for someone. Which is twice as bad.

Don't change who you are for someone else, don't let them mold you into someone they wont you to be because you'll become a stranger to yourself and you'll be fake once again. Once you've changed for someone they will expect certain things from you and try to then alter your friendship groups and the way you act. You can't and shouldn't be anyone but yourself.

It's so funny and sad to watch people be someone they're not around others. Especially a boyfriend. To be friends with someone for years and see who they are and them to turn around and be fake and completely different so that a boy notices them. If a boy doesn't love you for who you are then they aren't worth it.

Things my family and myself have been copied with:
Kitchen - sink, tiles, table, floor, colour scheme.
Living room - colour scheme, curtains, cushions, table,
Piercings
Hair cut and colour
Family car
Car that was wonted
Phone
Clothes.......

The list is small but the impact was big.