Miss C,

Do you really want to be just like him or is it more that you want to have similar qualities? I think when we first recognize traits or ways of being that we like, it's common to first try to replicate them. But as we do this and practice incorporating these qualities into our own being they morph and merge with our uniqueness and we become our own person. IDK I don't think this behavior is just limited to childhood. I frequently find myself trying to replicate things I see in others..eventually I get to a point where I get comfortable enough with the behavior and stop trying to copy them. I then move on to some other area of focus. In the end the composite created has traits of the various orignals but is unique in its own right.