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| Wed, 10-03-2007 - 10:24pm |
This isn't Sex Talk, but I couldn't really find an appropriate place to post it on this board...
I've only been posting here for a short time, but I've figured out that the whole "anonymous Internet" thing isn't really my style. If I'm going to take someone to task (like I did yesterday on another board), at least that person has a right to know who's operating the flamethrower, IMHO.
So...I'm going to start signing my posts with my real first name, but it takes a little explanation:
My given name is Maureen. Problem is, I have an Aunt Maureen who had already laid claim to the name. She lives near my parents and visits with my mom (her sister) almost every day. It soon became apparent that it would be a problem having two Maureens around, so my dad suggested calling me Mo. My mom immediately put her foot down -- under no circumstances would I ever be called Mo. It seems that right before she met my dad, she had dated a guy named Morris who went by Moe. Well, she certainly didn't want people in our small hometown to think she was pining for her old boyfriend so much that she named a child after him! She had been calling me "Little Miss M" and suggested that they simply call me M. My dad, who owned a print shop, started spelling it "Em" (a typesetting term that means a wide space or wide dash).
That is how I came to be known as Em. At 45, I'm still Little Miss M to my mom on occasion. DH and my dear departed grandmother are the only people who have ever gotten away with calling me Emmy. Professionally, I am Maureen. And my daughter calls me Mom. (For the record, no one has ever called me Mo.)
Please feel free to reply with your own story about your name (real name, screen name or pen name). Or not. At least now you know who you're talking to.
-- Em

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Thanks for introducing yourself and sharing your story. I think Em is nice, especially when compared to Mo.
I know it's important to a lot of members that they remain anonymous, especially given the topic we discuss here. For many, they develop their on-line personality as well, and even if we learn their "real" names, it's still difficult to not call them by the name we've come to know them as.
my partner in the siggy exchange
Thanks for the nice welcome to the board a few days ago. Regarding this latest post:
I know it's important to a lot of members that they remain anonymous, especially given the topic we discuss here.
Hey, I don't blame them one bit! I'm sure my DH thinks I gave out way too much information, but I figure that if one of my neighbors recognizes me from my post and calls me out on it, then I will know they visit here too! Other than that, I live in a county with 1.8 million people, half of them female. Somebody would have to be an awfully good tracker to find me with the limited information I've divulged.
For many, they develop their on-line personality as well, and even if we learn their "real" names, it's still difficult to not call them by the name we've come to know them as.
I can see that. A lot of people have come up with some pretty clever screen names!
-- Em