Hi my name is Justine Mary Lynn Walker that is the name on my birth certificate, health card, drivers licence, report card and cheques from work. When I was born, heck BEFORE I was born that was my name and has been for the last 18 years of my life.
This, friends is my biggest pet peeve. At least 5 times a week someone manages to call me by the wrong name. Really, is it that hard to pronounce? Say it with me: JUSTINE not JUSTIN. That really gets me going! I mean yes people say others’ names wrong a lot, but usually if it is a hard name not and easy one like JUSTINE. Since I first entered school teachers (especially supply teachers) have been getting my name wrong and then the whole class laughs. It was funny at first, but for Pete sakes it’s not that hard!
My parents named me after a character in a book (the only book my dad has ever read I’m pretty sure) which is funny because not only do I not know the name of the book, I don’t really care and I doubt I’m anything like the character in that book.
Want to hear a semi funny story? This is why I get so damn rattled! My dad gets my name wrong too, only not by calling me JUSTIN. I have two sisters; Meghan and Bethany, and do you think he gets their names wrong? No, just Bethany and I. For some reason my father whom I love most times like to call Bethany “B” and me “J” but he cant even get that right! He will yell “J come here for a second” so me, being the smart kid I am, goes over there just to hear him say “Oh wait I meant “B” ” Really Dad, again every time…. it never fails I think to myself. At least mom gets my name right.
SUPPLY TEACHERS, do you really think that in a class for females (gym) there would be a boy names JUSTIN?! Not likely! Come on here people, is it really that damn hard? Twice this week I’ve been called JUSTIN first was by my science teacher who, after 2 months of school, would get it right by now and the second time was today at the beginning of class!
I guess the reason I get so mad and pissed off when people call me JUSTIN is because I was supposed to have a twin, and my freaks of parents decided that we would be JUSTIN and JUSTINE! First off, who is that mean to call their kids practically the same thing? He passed away though from malnutrition so I think that’s why I get so mad. I never got to know him so that’s why it’s so hard, but all in all ITS JUSTINE NOT JUSTIN thank you J
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