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Ok fine, I ordered at multiple Starbucks.
I can’t think about names in general without thinking about Maya Angelou on Sesame Street. If you haven’t seen it maybe now it can be what you think about every time you think about names:
Do you like your name, is it all the things you want to be? Does it have oos, or an i that you can add a heart or star to, or a g or j you can curl in an exciting way? Can babies say it? Growing up I always wished my name was Zoey, but I think it was just because it had a z in it. I married someone with a z in their name and that scratched the itch. I like my name a lot.
I hope you and your name have a really nice day.
I always thought my name was boring and common. There were 4 Marks in my third grade class! Then I met a guy in college whose name was Dash - and being obsessed with comics having a name like Dash - something I used all the time in comics - omg I was jealous. But then I realized my name is Mark. Artists leave their “mark” - drawing is just mark making. It was right there in front of me all along. I dunno - pretty silly thing to obsess over but I guess I’ve made peace with it. Br👀ke is a pretty cool name too. Nice to hear you’ve found new appreciation for it.
Oh the name. Larissa has way too many syllables and I've always struggled with it. Kids call me Ri-Ri, which I love. (Also, where is Carlo now because that kid has a GREAT voice!)