votania's mother goes by a clipped form of her name, and dislikes the long form.
votania's grandmother, her mother's mother, addresses gave
votania's mother by the long form of her name, and gave her an apron with the long form of her name on it for a holiday.
votania's mother suddenly Understood, then, and has called
votania by her legal name-of-choice ever since.
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Now, it remains to convince Little Fayoumis that anyone who yells long tirades of abuse for nothing is Not Being A Good Grandma.
well actually
I still don't think my mom has ever worn it? maybe I should ask her?
Re: well actually
My memory goes bonkers. Hey, at least I remembered it was something to be worn, and didn't say it was a teapot or something...