Hope Rising
Sep 6, 2024

My boss insists on mispronouncing my name. I’ve tried everything, saying it the right way in front of her, referring to myself in the third person in conversation with her, everything. And she still pointedly says it wrong. Reminds me of being a kid in school when having our names pronounced correctly was more of a luxury than a right. When my teachers called roll and hesitated at a name on their list, or said “I’m definitely gonna butcher this one,” I just raised my hand and told them I was present. It’s exhausting.

Hope Rising
Hope Rising

Written by Hope Rising

Mixed race and multicultural | Cat mom | Editor for Out of the Woods | I write to heal myself and others | Support me at https://ko-fi.com/aashaanna

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