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"The Girl" The Real Background On Why I Use That Name...
(I'm feeling chipper)
Okay, so...
I am asked quite frequently, "Why The Girl?"
I will now answer...
I met my friend Lauren in sixth grade... We were in the same homeroom. We were also in the same homeroom the following year... Upon meeting we became friends. Lauren was, hmm... How can I put this as to not get hate messages from her... She was taller than any boy at the time... Loud, outspoken, and everyone was scared of her... Everyone, except me. She made me laugh, and I her... I was not short, but definitely smaller than her (pretty much the average height of a sixth grader)... I had a big mouth (still do), and I feared nothing (again, still do not), and no one. That being said, there were definitely times when people did not argue with me due to the fact that she would tell them to shut up. We had study hall together, and I would read to her out loud in an English accent, and she would fall asleep. She would draw pictures, and I thought, and knew she was an AMAZING artist. Over the years through ups and downs... Even some sideways... We have continued to be friends. She is by far one of my BEST friends, and I actually consider her to be more of my sister.
That is the background on "us" ...
Now, The Girl...
I love stories... Creating them, reading them, sharing them... So does Lauren...
I also have a tendency to speak in third persons at times... Usually when I'm being silly...
I would be over at Lauren's house, and I would say something to the effect of, "The girl is hungry is her friend?" She would reply, "Yes she is... Does she want to make something, or is she ordering?" In which case I would explain TIME and TIME again, "That is NOT proper third persons... You would have to say, "Her friend is hungry... Does the girl want to make something, or is she ordering?" for it to make sense... You have to address each subject (or person) prior to using she/he/they." But, it never failed... There were many times when I would say, "No! I am The Girl... You are Her Friend! You cannot address BOTH as The Girl... It doesn't make sense unless you introduce The Girl's Friend, and then refer to her as the girl in context!" So... I became "The Girl" and she became "The Girl's Friend" after a few of those conversations... I would write her stories from time to time... In her birthday cards, just little notes... In them, I would write the story of "us" for her, and always refer to myself as "The Girl" and Lauren as "The Girl's Friend".
I moved to California... Approximately 3,000 miles away from her, and most of my friends. Most of them had Myspace. I did NOT! I refused to, as I thought it was a waste of time and energy... I also kind of thought it was like a dating site with BS popularity contests... I wanted NO part in it! Lauren bugged me about it constantly. Eventually, she convinced me... The agreement was, SHE would make, and set up the page... NO pictures of me were to go up... And, I would fill in the "blanks" in all of the fields. She naturally named it "The Girl" which made me laugh, and smile... I had initially intended on changing it, as it was our thing, and I didn't expect anyone else to get it... I started finding a bunch of my friends, and a bunch found me... The funny thing was, because there were no pictures, many of them were not certain of who I was. A few knew anyway. I had a surprising amount reply with various comments like, "I should have known... You ARE "The Girl" really." "I knew it was you, who else is "The Girl" that I know?" "How appropriate"The Girl" just explain you completely!" This was all followed with many people referring to me as "The Girl" to this day even.
The name had kind of stuck... So, changing it seemed silly.
I was also talking with another one of my best friends. She was trying to convince me to write a book about my life. I told her that one day I would. She said that I HAVE to because "EVERYONE" will ready it! We were laughing, and talking, and I was telling her the title that I had decided on when I was 12 years old (It had girl in it)... She said it was okay, but maybe just "Girl"... Then jokingly, I said... "The Girl" ... We both paused, and she laughed, and said, "You know what... THAT is the most appropriate name for it... You ARE The Girl."
So, THAT is it... Where "The Girl" came from. How it evolved... Why it stuck. I hope you have enjoyed my story... Although, if you have not, and you are still reading this part... Whose fault is it really???
~The Girl~
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