I have found that
role models that I’ve never met in real life
aren’t role models at all,
only people who I think are good at what they do
but no one I should model myself after
because they are good at what they do
and I should be good at what I do
not at what they do.
I have found that
role models that I see everyday
are the best role models
because they are not only role models
but they are people who care about me
and I care about them.
I can see their daily struggles
and not just the ones the camera catches.
I can talk to them and they can talk to me
So I want to thank you
all my role models,
but especially the ones
who know me and love me personally
because you have had a personal hand in making me, me
so thank you for being you, the real you