It was the summer of ’80 and I was almost fifteen. The Milwaukee Brewers were still a couple years away from their run for the World Series, but I was singularly focused on (and desperately in love with) Robin Yount. He was 23 and was, as far as I was concerned, the cutest shortstop to ever play the position.
I think it's similar to Patricia and Patty - both nice versions. But I might have missed the point and that was how you felt caught between your parents version of you! I used to think only children of divorce (like myself) experienced that tug-of-war, but not true. Names are important to kids.
It's nice that your name has a couple of variations, a formal and an informal. Some informal names like Kimmie sound too juvenile but yours is just right - both ways!
Names matter. I'm glad you stuck to your guns.
Names are/can be defining.
And if I can say, 'D L Russell' comes across as a writer's name. I like it
I think it's similar to Patricia and Patty - both nice versions. But I might have missed the point and that was how you felt caught between your parents version of you! I used to think only children of divorce (like myself) experienced that tug-of-war, but not true. Names are important to kids.
It's nice that your name has a couple of variations, a formal and an informal. Some informal names like Kimmie sound too juvenile but yours is just right - both ways!