It's weird for me. People always think Winnie the Pooh. My real name is Ruth Anne. That's a mouth full when you add it to my long last name. I've never been sure whether my first name is both names or just Ruth. I just know when there is no room for an inital I'll put Ruth Anne and if there is room for an inital I put Ruth A.
Anyways....
My mum wanted to call me something else - Cody or Roo.... My family didn't like it so my Mum stuck with Ruth. At least I didn't get Ivy-Lily that I heard was circulated. That is so not me.
Also, for some reason my Japanese step-grandma loved Roo over Ruth. So everywhere I went in my small family (except my Mum's parents) I was Roo!
I only allowed my one prof to call me Ruth Anne because he had the COOOLEST Irish accent.
I hated Ruth Anne in elementary school because a bully would only call me that. C'mon her last name was Ham and she'd make fun of me?
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Oh and I'd get called Ruth Anne at home if I was in trouble. "Ruth AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAne!!!!"
You can spell Ruth either that way or Rooth. So I'm sure you see where Ru/Roo comes from. Also a lot of people I know have English as a second language and can't pronouce the 'th' part so I tell them Roo so I avoid being called Root.
What I really hate is that at work I cannot have Roo on my nametag. Because of that stupid Winnie thing so it doesn't sound 'real'. It's not fair because other people
can at my work!
For example:
Aracelli -- so she has Sally (unfortunate because I love her real name).
Maritriny - Mar
Ronald - Ron (guess to avoid Ronald McDonald - he's my husband and I still tease him about that. He quit though a long time ago.)
So what do I have to do? Do I have to do 'switch' my name to Ru? That's not me. Roo is who I have been more than Ruth! I even looked it up Roo is legit form of Ruth and Rupert! Arugh. Grr..... *cough* okay I'm good now.
Oh dear.........did I answer the question?
