A Rose By Any Other Name . . .

After dinner today, R announced that she wanted to be called Mary.

I asked about some other possible nicknames--does she like Rosy or Romy?

"No! I don't like Romy, that's a boy's name!"

I assured her it was not a boy's name. Especially important because the way RUS says her name it sounds kind of like a cross between Ro-ma and Ro-my, and it's awfully cute.

I asked, "Do you prefer to be called R, or something else?"

"Just Mary," she said.

Then, as an afterthought, she added, "And maybe my last name could be Cinderella."

I said, "Maybe."

But, she said, "Mommy, you can just call me Mary, okay?"

"Okay," I said.