A rose by any other name

 

 

#Reverb10 is a blogging initiative that provides prompts each day of the 31 days of December with the intent of reflecting on the past year, specifically 2010, and looking forward to what’s to come in the year ahead.

 

The Prompt(s)

Let’s meet again, for the first time. If you could introduce yourself to strangers by another name for just one day, what would it be and why?

 

A rose by any other name wouldn't smell as sweet...

That's how I feel about my name.  It's been with me for 26 years, and it has really grown on me.  

Jennifer was the single most popular name for American girls from 1970 to 1984... and while I was a young girl growing up I felt a little common.  "There's another Jennifer" I would often times think to myself.  We'd have to find ways to differentiate from each other while we were in class.  I even had other Jennifer's who had the same initials as me!  You can imagine, this was frustrating to a young girl!  

Over the years, it has been less of a bother because, there might be other Jennifers out there... as it's still considered a common name...there is only one me.

As I sign my name to forms and official paperwork, I have come to feel that it's a good strong name.  Names are a huge part of our identities...it's part of my personal definition.  It isn't up in lights or on the cover of a book with the word author next to it, but Jennifer is who I am.  

Nice to meet you.