Ry, not Rachel.

[rhymed]

OKAY BECAUSE I AM IN A GOOD MOOD TODAY AND NOT COMPLETELY NEUROTIC, I FEEL LIKE I CAN POST THIS.

DEAREST FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES, BOTH ONLINE AND IRL

please stop calling me rachel.I-IT IS ACTUALLY BEGINNING TO MAKE ME TWITCHY AND HONESTLY UNCOMFORTABLE as I associate "Rachel" (and "Rachia" even moreso) with myself when I was young and stupid

Comments

[alexander]

I guess I think it sounds totally normal.

[rhymed]

I imagine mostly people I work with or am related to who will be reading this on Facebook are going to think I am crazy.

But that's okay.

[alexander]

I guess namechanging, I think, shouldn't sound weird to anyone. The gender thing might surprise some people but if they think you're crazy then they probably have some issues.

I GUESS I JUST VOTE FOR NORMALCY

[rhymed]

Well I think more the CHILDHOOD NAME vs ADULTHOOD NAME could sound batshit to some people but idkkkkk i tie up a lot of my identiy in what people call me, and lately I've actually felt PHYSICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE when people, especially online, have called me Rachel. So. WHATEVER \o/

[alexander]

I had a very long debate with myself over names a while ago (I think only . . . probably Sian and like 1 other person on my flist remember it) and I think that sometimes it helps other people with the whole "is it weird thing?" to just. Grab it and run. Treat it as normal yourself and they'll follow |D