tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017109128853235527.post2452304412047564752..comments2012-02-14T23:05:14.523-08:00Comments on 30:30:30: Brandy/iUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017109128853235527.post-67655098627951946272012-01-24T20:14:51.827-08:002012-01-24T20:14:51.827-08:00In 5th grade I changed my entire name. On the firs...In 5th grade I changed my entire name. On the first day of school our teacher was calling roll and asked to let her know if we would prefer to go by another name like our middle names or another nickname. I sat there and remember thinking, "what? we can choose what we want to be called?!?!" So when she called our "Kari Moore," I asked to go by my middle name.... Valeri.<br /><br />I didn't mention the name change to my parents. They would get phone calls from other kids in my class asking to speak to "Valeri" and they would tell the caller they must have dialed the wrong number. It wasn't until the first open house when my parents walked up to talk to the teacher and she said something like "Valeri is such a joy to have in class," that they started to realize what had happened (well after they got over the confusion were they thought the teacher thought they were talking about a different child) <br /><br />From that point on my Mom made me write K.Valeri Moore on all my school work. I'm not entirely sure why... after all she went by her own middle name. My mom's name is Elanor Valeria. She dropped the first name and the "a" at the end of her middle name. Maybe I was taking away her unique name.... she is still Valeri and I went back to Kari once I hit middle school. We both still get annoyed when someone puts spells Valeri with an "e" at the end.K A R I™https://www.blogger.com/profile/07538274237334841737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1017109128853235527.post-17538355285634095752012-01-18T03:49:27.986-08:002012-01-18T03:49:27.986-08:00At least you didn't change your whole first na...At least you didn't change your whole first name every time we moved.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12417003562433133896noreply@blogger.com