tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post7363029142038849625..comments2023-10-11T08:54:40.442-05:00Comments on Unedited: I would have given anything to be like...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-48093065380231920752011-03-19T10:47:51.827-05:002011-03-19T10:47:51.827-05:00I hope Alyssa googles herself sometime and reads y...I hope Alyssa googles herself sometime and reads you're lovely words about how you felt about her in high school. :) Great post and recommendation, Jen!Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-50261277748574357812011-03-17T11:46:30.874-05:002011-03-17T11:46:30.874-05:00not sure i ever wanted to be anyone else. i'v...not sure i ever wanted to be anyone else. i've always liked who i am. just wished certain aspects in my life were easier, and that i didn't have so many trials. but that is something i've learned from too. i know that if everyone's trials were in a basket and i could pick for myself, i think i'd choose the very ones i'm going through (and have been through)....and maybe that's why i never really wanted to be someone else....the grass IS NOT really greener...ya'know?Amie Borsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303337229388844182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-68325061653930361542011-03-17T03:40:49.554-05:002011-03-17T03:40:49.554-05:00Awesome post, Jen. And you're amazing just as ...Awesome post, Jen. And you're amazing just as you are!Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-34744223753934113242011-03-16T20:26:10.322-05:002011-03-16T20:26:10.322-05:00Great post! Gee, Jen, even with pink hair you'...Great post! Gee, Jen, even with pink hair you're beautiful! And have a gorgeous smile!<br /><br />I never wanted to be anybody else. Still don't. I've given that some thought and don't know why as my three sisters had fantasies for a bit.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-25555767280326055012011-03-16T18:11:19.696-05:002011-03-16T18:11:19.696-05:00Such an honest, no-nonsense post. We all have been...Such an honest, no-nonsense post. We all have been there. And you what the home coming queens and the buffed jocks all wanted to be someone, too.<br /><br />That is part of being a teenager.<br /><br /><br />MichaelMichael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-77175403115430071862011-03-16T17:04:36.812-05:002011-03-16T17:04:36.812-05:00Love this! I can't wait to read the book . . ....Love this! I can't wait to read the book . . . I wanted to be like Rachel . . . and I can't even remember her last name. Beautiful, popular . . . yet she never saw herself that way. She was the nicest person ever. :)<br /><br />And so are you! Thank you so much for your e-mail. I'm still glowing!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-2713187600420239382011-03-16T16:21:20.129-05:002011-03-16T16:21:20.129-05:00Tall! I wanted to be tall so I could be a model. ...Tall! I wanted to be tall so I could be a model. Curses!Sophia Changhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946233873722107937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-69342207025053990482011-03-16T14:51:57.791-05:002011-03-16T14:51:57.791-05:00Thanks for the recommendation, Jen! I think every...Thanks for the recommendation, Jen! I think everyone wants to be someone else once in a while. (I've wanted to be you sometimes!)<br /><br />I think I'd rather follow Jen Daiker than Alyssa Dowd any day. ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-71724803989021701992011-03-16T14:33:34.513-05:002011-03-16T14:33:34.513-05:00Haven't we all wanted to be someone else at so...Haven't we all wanted to be someone else at some point in life? I still want to be someone else! :) Lorelei Gilmore springs to mind, haha. <br /><br />You actually ARE pretty amazing, Jen! Just as you are! *hugs*Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-23707706927666401472011-03-16T12:34:03.090-05:002011-03-16T12:34:03.090-05:00I've never heard of this book, but now I reall...I've never heard of this book, but now I really want to check it out! And you're fantastic, just by being YOU! :)Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-5614798514036445912011-03-16T10:53:16.682-05:002011-03-16T10:53:16.682-05:00What an amazing combination. But you know Jen, you...What an amazing combination. But you know Jen, you are beautiful and athletic (I've seen some dance moves) and kind too! I want to be like you.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-26257500207325357942011-03-16T10:51:09.565-05:002011-03-16T10:51:09.565-05:00I shall put it on my growing list. I can see there...I shall put it on my growing list. I can see there's stuff amidst the pages to inspire me!Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-73240679283594827082011-03-16T10:19:17.991-05:002011-03-16T10:19:17.991-05:00Reading Kiersten's book right now and it is in...Reading Kiersten's book right now and it is intense! Definitely reminds me of my own "Mandarin".<br /><br />Great post, Jen!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-15889971059346836252011-03-16T10:15:41.078-05:002011-03-16T10:15:41.078-05:00All high schools have a girl like Alyssa Dowd. Gre...All high schools have a girl like Alyssa Dowd. Great post!Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-2700548802740862542011-03-16T09:55:58.102-05:002011-03-16T09:55:58.102-05:00Great post, Jen. I'm looking forward to readin...Great post, Jen. I'm looking forward to reading the book. My copy is still in the mail. :(Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-88238657536481189192011-03-16T09:53:19.604-05:002011-03-16T09:53:19.604-05:00A pretty popular and kind girl...not the norm I ta...A pretty popular and kind girl...not the norm I take it. I went to an all girls convent school. We wore very unflattering uniforms and funnily didn't have the angst that seems to go on in co-ed schools.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-83356349516333298812011-03-16T09:37:39.003-05:002011-03-16T09:37:39.003-05:00I had a friend just like that in high school. It w...I had a friend just like that in high school. It would have been nice to be a little more like her. =)Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-2672990086276583712011-03-16T09:14:06.720-05:002011-03-16T09:14:06.720-05:00I think all high schools have an Alyssa Dowd. And ...I think all high schools have an Alyssa Dowd. And most high school girls want to be like her. At 17, the Alyssa Dowds of the world seem to have everything, don't they?Tracey Neithercotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539278941411542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-53005084752421159162011-03-16T09:02:00.425-05:002011-03-16T09:02:00.425-05:00This is great Jen! You were nominated! How cool! (...This is great Jen! You were nominated! How cool! (Just think of how many people wished they could've been yoU!!)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-87856436575369760242011-03-16T08:51:42.149-05:002011-03-16T08:51:42.149-05:00At 15 I would have given anything to be Jamie- She...At 15 I would have given anything to be Jamie- She was so pretty, on the cheer-leading squad- and she did notice me- at least until high school, then I didn't exist pretty much at all except to people who also wanted to be like Jamie- and they picked on me instead. LOLSummer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-32339365142182844122011-03-16T08:34:07.139-05:002011-03-16T08:34:07.139-05:00This is a really cool concept!
My mother alwasy t...This is a really cool concept!<br /><br />My mother alwasy taught me and my siblings to be ourselves. instead of wanting to be like someone else, I wanted to be a better meJillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185423759021869130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-83972558440169754922011-03-16T08:32:05.884-05:002011-03-16T08:32:05.884-05:00Alyssa sounds like a great Mandarin! :)Alyssa sounds like a great Mandarin! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-45015025289334798222011-03-16T08:25:06.060-05:002011-03-16T08:25:06.060-05:00I can relate to this post. You're right, ther...I can relate to this post. You're right, there aren't too many people who possess all three of those traits. <br /><br />I cannot wait to read this book!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-26143951684321123422011-03-16T08:15:24.731-05:002011-03-16T08:15:24.731-05:00Maybe Alyssa is reading this right now--eek! Would...Maybe Alyssa is reading this right now--eek! Wouldn't that be crazy?!? Loved yours!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122888753760790051.post-2264298810367738932011-03-16T08:05:14.008-05:002011-03-16T08:05:14.008-05:00I'm waiting for payday and then ordering this ...I'm waiting for payday and then ordering this book. Great post. I wanted to be like my aunt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.com