mollie burpo. how weird does that sound?
mary kathleen donovan burpo. what a mouthfull! as far as the social security administration is concerned, that's my name! i got my new social security card this week.
it was so strange on the first day of work, the president walked me around and introduced me to everyone as "mollie burpo" and i chuckled inside (and out loud) every time i heard it.
its one thing to add "burpo" to the end of my name with people who have known me for years as "mollie donovan", but its entirely different to meet someone and have their impression of me not include "donovan".
i blame it on my parents. if they hadn't given me such a kickass name that i love so much, maybe it wouldn't make me so sad to leave it behind. i know it makes kevin a little sad inside when i make fun of the name "burpo" and i'm sure one day it will be second nature to sign credit card slips with that name, but for now? its just plain awkward.
2 comments:
your firstborn is donovan. period.
Okay I'm confused. Your first name is Mary? Where did the Mollie come from?
Jason's last name is Wedder. Not bad, but not as good as, say, Donovan. :) I keep joking that we should name our first child Bed. So far, he is not amused.
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