It’s all in the Name
Two weeks ago, we hosted a lovely newly wedded couple for dinner.. Among the many conversations we had was about how complex life can be when one needs to undertake a name change - an addition or an edit rather! He grew up believing that his name was spelt uniquely signified by birth certificate and many other subsequent documents cos his parents desired so.. (even though his name is a simple one! Hint - a famous comic character we all grew up watching) Imagine his dismay, when he finds out his mom addressed him with the common spelling, at least on the contact list on her cell phone!!! All those years of correcting people to add the right vowels at the right place and convincing them, there was a reason behind the complexity in thy name flashed before him as he threw up his arms in the air as his mom sat there giggling it seems! This was further accentuated with a saga of having his middle name noted in some documents, while it went missing (either by design or by default!) in ma