Learning How To Be Old

The power of names and nicknames


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Consider the power of names and nicknames that we accumulate as through life. Do they influence us? Where do they come from? My own name has been Rachel McAlpine for decades now. But I’ve also been called Jigger, Robin, Fishface, Tosh and Pud. Each name or nickname summons a different aspect of my identity, which has continued to develop and change over the 79 years I have been alive. How about you?
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Learning How To Be OldBy Rachel McAlpine

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