You know those "How Well Do You Know (insert person)?" quizes on Facebook? Well, I was looking over one this morning. The question was "What is my middle name?" This person's brother had left a comment that said, "Since when is your middle name "A." ?
It suddenly occurred to me that my LEGAL middle name is no longer "Elaine". It hasn't been for 9+ years now, and I never realized it. My legal middle name is "E."
For those that don't know, my great grandmother, Granny, Momma, both sisters, me and both of my girls ALL have the middle name "Elaine". I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate... and when I say "hate" I mean LOATHE the name Elaine. The only reason that I named my girls "Elaine" is because it was a HUGE deal to my mom. (sometimes after your parents are gone, you do weird stuff that would have made them happy)
I remember when I was little (really little), I used to try to change my name. Momma would always say, "you can change your last name one day but you're stuck with both Jana and Elaine." So, I have to admit I got quite the little chuckle out of this realization.
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i'm confused. did you change your name to "E"? Or what?
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