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If you could take the next month off, what would you do?

Posted on Sep 15th, 2009 by Kim : PhotoArtiste Kim
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for September 15, 2009:

Breathe, read, meditate, take photos, go to the beach, sleep, and enjoy solitude.
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Is your birth name the name that's "yours"?

Posted on Sep 20th, 2009 by Kim : PhotoArtiste Kim
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for September 20, 2009:

Absolutely not! I was the third child/third daughter to a couple that wanted a son in the worst way so they named me after him anyway. They changed the spelling to a more feminine one but it was a man's name nonetheless. Then in my 40's I discovered that he wasn't even my father. My mother had an affair and I was the result. So my maiden name isn't even a reflection of my true parentage. I changed my first name at 18 because I was tired of being mistaken for a boy plus no one had ever called me by it. I had gone by my middle name my whole life. Now I am contemplating a name change that will truly reflect me. I haven't found the right fit but I'm getting closer.
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