Saturday, October 10, 2009
What's in a name
You should watch what you name children. My oldest sister was named after my mother's twin. So her name was Ethel Bessie. She did not care for it and went by Bess. My second sister was a name my mother just liked so she was Helen. My brother was Junior after my father and I was named after one of my mother's sister so was Mary Grace. My aunt never used the Mary but was called Grace. When I was small they use to say "Mary Grace has a dirty face". Which was probably true. When I was dating a newspaper man and we played poker a lot it was "Bet the Ace Mary Grace." I liked that better. One of my granddaughters is named Grace and I should ask her if it gives her a problem. I don't think I have ever seen her with a dirty face. One granddaughter has the Mary which nothing rhymes with so she is safe. One granddaughter has my maiden name for a middle name. Her name is made up of the two grandmother's maiden names. The other grandmother had a better last name. I do have one who has my first name for a middle name, My oldest daughter has my first name for her name so I feel I am remembered. Our oldest son has the first name of my husband and the second son the middle name.
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