"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be set upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation." Moliere I have an unusual first name.....Josette.....this post is dedicated to all out there who have had to endure the kidding and chiding that being different can bring. My lineage in French...in fact my lineage dates back to the Louie's. However...I did not know I was French until very late in life....my 40's in fact. I always thought my mother named me after her French maid when my dad was stationed in Germany after the war. Not a lot of communication in my family of origin.....anyway.......as a child I hated my first name. It was a weird name given to an insecure little girl who's eyes were crossed and had to wear glasses. Neither my teachers nor my classmates knew how to pronounce it and it was often slaughtered....with anything from Josetta to Jo Setee ......and anything in between. The first day of school I wou...
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