A rose is a rose is a rose. But not at my bank

A rose is a rose is a rose. But not at my bank
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. (Image: Getty)
Jenny Ruth
Many years ago, maybe when I was still a child, I remember coming to after an operation.I was in a warm, fuzzy place and didn't want to surface into consciousness, but a nurse kept saying: "Wake up, Jennifer!" over and over again. I tried to imagine there was somebody else in the room named Jennifer, but I knew there wasn't.I had to wake up enough to tell her: "My name isn't Jennifer! Stop calling me that," and boy, was I grumpy.The only time anybody who knew me as a child called me Jennifer was my mother wh...

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