I’m afraid I’m becoming hypocritical.
Everyone (especially after the Times) now knows my cane has a name, Aislinn. That’s fine. It’s a very pretty name and if naming it makes me feel better about having to use it then that’s what I shall do. I did it with my old walking sticks, when I used 2. I called them Pongo and Perdi, after the lead stars of 101 Dolmations. I even procured a set of stickers from the film (I was 6 – just let me be) and plastered the two sticks with them.
However, my hypocritical-ness comes in as a friend of mine has got the idea into his head that it’s a good idea to name his pool cue. Why do I feel this is silly?
How is this any different to what I was doing? I wish I didn’t mind this, but it does strike me as a little odd. Wow, things really are different when it’s not you!
It’s also weird, because although I give quite original names to my walking aids, our favourite Teddy Bear has an abysmally generic name. It seems that my originally wasn’t passed down to me, a fact that hurts my inside feelings. The family teddy bear is called Brown Teddy. The second teddy I got from the hospital when I was 9 was called Brown Teddy Junior. I think this blog has unearthed my originality, because I’ll admit I named the second teddy. I was 9 though. I’m allowed, right?
I name everything, although half the time I’d name something, then forget I’ve named it. Both my clarinets have names (one, as you know, is Tommy), as does my sax, my laptop, every teddy I own and even my phone.
I don’t actually remember naming my phone, though, I just plugged it into Bob one day and it came up as Jimmy. I found it quite odd, to be honest.
I’m sure it’s nearly the same as me and Baby Bear.
While I was around 9/10 when they were bought, I’m not sure I actually gave them that name. I did coin the whole Right, Wrong, Clean and Cream though… That’s something, right?
Excuse me son. Brown Teddy was not a handmedown. Yours, all yours.
Now if you want a list of what was a handmedown …
When I was lickle, I never had a teddy bear *sob*
I do now though :-)
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@Lily I stand corrected
I’m the friend in question. I recieved my snooker cue and have decided to call her ‘Ilayne’, which is Greek and means, “Light of the Sun.” :)