I have come to really appreciate my name. itβs not terribly hard but not super familiar in the u.s.
I work in food service. I was sort of recently given a short nickname that stuck. I donβt mind it, first nickname that ppl actually use. Now I offer it to customers if they ask my name. Idk why it feels vulnerable to give ppl my real name. I feel like Iβm protecting a part of myself from strangers by offering the nickname. unnecessary but I am growing fond of it. Now my name feels more intimate. To be used by ppl who know me. By ppl I trust.
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