To Remenber

[the mingo]

we give names to things
and to each other to remember

God named Adam
Adam named Eve

our parents named us
we named our children

[mnaz]

It seems that's always been a part of our gift: naming things. It's been amazing to me how thru time we were given that gift of life and language.

[Doreen Peri]

Mingo!! You’re here! Yay!
Yeah that’s a good analysis. That’s why we name people.

My daughter changed her name and so did my son. Their first names, not their last names. I guess they’re like nicknames accept nobody knows their birth names anymore. Except me. Maybe they wanted me to forget them.

Hah! Joke’s on them. It didn’t work. I remember who they are.

And I remember you too. I hope you’re doing well! Long time no see.

[sasha]

My daughter (Rebecca) decided to go by her middle name (Diane) all throughout 1st grade. It caused some confusion when she decided to switch back, but her teachers felt it was important that she have some say about establishing her own identity. (Rebecca, BTW, came from one of her mother's ancestors - Rebecca Nurse, who was hanged for witchcraft in Salam MA back in the 1600s)