Talk differently in two different places

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hi, bit of a prob here,

see, at school i talk with a cockney accent, a good one, not the bad american versions crappy actors try to replicate. But i wasnt raised to have one, so if i cockney-ize a word at home my mom gets mad. i dont talk like a fancy person at home, but im 'well spoken'. I feel like im tryna be two different people at home and school, and i know that my voice is just part of my appearance, but it still makes me feel conflicted. Im not looking for a way to fix this, just a way to accept it or see it from a good perspective.

It's normal for people to behave differently among different people. That might be criticised as not being oneself, as being hypocritical, but in fact at least part of it is good manners. Good manners means you try to avoid giving offence, and different groups will often have different standards and expectations.For example, your mother expects you not to talk cockney, so it's good manners to avoid cockney at home, to avoid offending her. At school it's not an issue. If you speak cockney at school because that's what's natural to you, I see no problem at all. If, however, you speak it to create an artificial persona, then the question is why. If it's again to be polite in the different milieu, then it's good manners again. If it helps you fit in so you're not bullied, no-one will blame you.

I agree. It's perfectly natural. I'm an adult and I act totally different around my family then I do around my friends, co-workers, fellow students, etc.

whats cockney?

'ello guvna, you alrite? polish yer boots?' but less cheesy, and we dont say guvnaim not making artificial personas either, but i do act different from home then at school, for example, im more kinda 'zany' at school because its okay there. if i do it at home id just annoy my mom. but i dont think thats being two people.

You're right. It's not being two people. It's two facets of the same personality. And probably healthy.

Yah i am like that to.. but you basically have to do that around your parents.