That’s how I’ve always started conversations. Moving from school to school as a biracial Defence Force Kid, and then from university into various jobs in my early 20s, I wanted to make it as easy as ...
My full name is Benjamin, but really only my grandma ever called me that. I go by Ben so thoroughly that remembering I have extra syllables is like, this weird bonus surprise sometimes. Truth be told, ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go by a shortened version of my first name because I feel it suits me better than my full name. Even my parents started using the shortened name when I was a child, as they agreed ...
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When I got married, I took my husband's last name and now I'm Jennifer Lopez. I don't think I fully anticipated the impact that having a famous name would have on my life. I started going by Jen and ...