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Toke Makinwa, a Nigerian Radio personality, vlogger, author and Television host took to her twitter handle to advice parents not to call her a role model to their children.
In a Twitter thread, she said:
"Guys I gotta get this off my chest, please stop calling me your role model, I am no one's role model, me sef I am looking for “role model”. The pressure of my kids love you and you are their role model has to stop. Raise your kids to see themselves as a work in progress.
"If a part of my life inspires you, by all means, use it as a guideline to be better, please I am also trying out this thing called life. I am not perfect, I will disappoint you with no apologies. I disappoint myself, too, the difference is I get up and move on.
"I accept my flaws all, I am under no pressure to fit into your ideal of what perfection looks like, I am figuring me out too. Pls be inspired but don’t pressure me to be a “role model”, I love my loud, goofy, silly, and witty self too much to submit to your standard.
To summarize all I’ve said, I will still f*** up plenty, I will make not so smart decisions, I’m willing to live and learn and not put up a font of perfection. Stop with the pressure, I won’t live up to your expectations and I’m at peace on my pace," she said.
