As a feminine slim girly-girl growing up in the 90s, I was bullied *relentlessly* because I had an unusual name that sounds like a boy’s name. I truly appreciate from the bottom of my heart, the name ‘Devin’ here. Constantly asked if I was gay, had a sex change, or if my parents were gender confused after I was born. I once had a substitute teacher ask if my mom wanted a boy, and then proceeded to call me “Divine”, because I was “just divine”. I was shy and barely had a voice but I HATED her so much for it. I never caught a break from kids OR adults, and I still never really learned to love my name. It’s honestly traumatizing, and messed me a up a little bit as an adult. My mom and dad love my name and thought it was super cool for a girl, and didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, and they LOVED my name enough to give it to me, KNOWING I was going to be a girl. Other than that, I had a normal childhood and my parents adored me and gave me everything I wanted, I was a spoiled kid, so I wasn’t abused or anything like that. Just by other kids and adults who thought they knew better. I have since resolved to give my own kid a “normal” name so she would never have to put up with the same kind of horrible bullying I had. And no, I won’t share my (our) names due to privacy, but it’s similar to the name Devin. Anyway, Devin kind of reminds me of Rachel from Cheap Thrills, so I wonder if she’s a representation of that girl.
As a feminine slim girly-girl growing up in the 90s, I was bullied *relentlessly* because I had an unusual name that sounds like a boy’s name. I truly appreciate from the bottom of my heart, the name ‘Devin’ here. Constantly asked if I was gay, had a sex change, or if my parents were gender confused after I was born. I once had a substitute teacher ask if my mom wanted a boy, and then proceeded to call me “Divine”, because I was “just divine”. I was shy and barely had a voice but I HATED her so much for it. I never caught a break from kids OR adults, and I still never really learned to love my name. It’s honestly traumatizing, and messed me a up a little bit as an adult. My mom and dad love my name and thought it was super cool for a girl, and didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, and they LOVED my name enough to give it to me, KNOWING I was going to be a girl. Other than that, I had a normal childhood and my parents adored me and gave me everything I wanted, I was a spoiled kid, so I wasn’t abused or anything like that. Just by other kids and adults who thought they knew better. I have since resolved to give my own kid a “normal” name so she would never have to put up with the same kind of horrible bullying I had. And no, I won’t share my (our) names due to privacy, but it’s similar to the name Devin. Anyway, Devin kind of reminds me of Rachel from Cheap Thrills, so I wonder if she’s a representation of that girl.