Assignment 19: Alexander Reese

You do you. Honestly, it started out as kind of a joke, but it might be tattoo material for me now. I think of myself as somewhat of a shy person, so naturally I act different around my various groups of friends. But when I really think about it, are people really my friends I have to act different around? I need to be myself, not what others want me to be. It's also a great reminder to not try and make someone a person they just aren't. You do you has helped me through some tougher times as well, reminding me me that I can't please everyone and don't need to. I just had my girlfriend dump me, saying she didn't like labels and whatnot and just didn't see us as being much more than friends. My first thought as this terrible text reached me was something along the lines of "Please not again." but then I realized something. I couldn't expect her to continue in a relationship she wasn't comfortable with, that just wasn't her. Even though it might upset me, I was getting to put my motto into practice.