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"I am whatever you say I am "

In the words of Eminem: "I am, whatever you say I am. If I wasn't, then why would I say I am? 

In my eyes, Eminem is admitting to being everything everyone ever said he was. That's actually awesome- because he accepts who he is (his faults, his failures, his haters), he doesn't blame other people. He wants to be perceived exactly the way he is, no political correctness, no sugar coating, no ulterior motives. He's being REAL, and he wants to be real , and he wants to be known for being real.

However, there are plenty of times that people are perceived in away that is not true to WHO THEY ARE.

Personally, for me, I'd like to correct that... to... "I am, whatever you say I am. If I wasn't, then why would YOU say I am?"
In my life, I have felt a lot of labels were placed on me. Some maybe I earned, some maybe I outgrew, some maybe I had no knowledge of. I did feet at some points that I received labels that I did not like or agree with, and some that I even I made painstaking changes to better myself and yet-- the labels were never updated.
- The ADHD child
- The 'problem' child
- The "weird kid"
- The 'horse girl'
- The nerd
- The "artsy" kid
- The benchwarmer
- "bubbly"/"happy go lucky"
- The emo kid
- The loudmouth
- The rebel
- The attention whore
- The slut
- The dumbass
- The party girl
- The "can't hold her liquor" woooooo girl
- The stupid sorority twit
- The side chick
- The 'going nowhere fast' chick
- The "inbred redneck 'Are you a chick or a dude'"?
- The farm girl
- The waitress
- The self-centered b*tch
- The racist white chick
- The 'easy way out' girl
- The 'I don't like confrontation' girl
- The "she's always drunk" chick

I have my moments when I can't believe that I said or did something, sometimes because I can't even remember it. I have my REGRETS. No matter how much someone says "Regret nothing", I have anxiety attacks over memories I wish I could forget.

Here are some new labels I'd like to be associated with:
- The professional
- The hardworker
- The stellar wife
- The dedicated friend
- The fun drunk
- The proud partner/friend/family member
- The accomplished ___________________
- The horse girl (I always will be)
- The go-to person
- The compassionate one
- The ride or die b*tch
- The 'loves herself as she is' woman
- the "I got this life thing" poster-woman
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