My name is Taylor Kiara Keyes. I've always hated my name. My first name is my mothers maiden name and my last name is my dads last name. My middle name has a long story behind it. When my mother was pregnant with me she asked all of her coworkers to submit a middle name idea. One of her good friends submitted the name Kiara. My mother wasn't very fond of the name, but about a week before my birth, he died in a motorcycle accident. My mother named me Kiara in remembrance of him. Kiara is also an Irish name meaning "dark haired". Coincidently I have dark hair. My name doesn't really define me, but it does describe me.
Being an individual and also a part of a larger whole can be difficult at times. You want to be yourself and the person everyone else wants you to be. I constantly find myself putting what I want to do on hold in order to make someone else happy. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with that, but it would be nice if it didn't have to happen so often. The problem with being one person and also a part of a whole is you either let yourself down or let others down. It's a very hard decision to make. At the end I chose to be myself and let others either except me or reject me. It's one of the only options.
Thanks for sharing the very cool story behind your name, Taylor!
ReplyDeleteI find it really interesting how your first name is your mom's maiden name! I think that's the first I've heard of someone being named after the last name of their mother. It would be pretty strange if my first name was Tolomeo, but the fact that your mom's maiden name can substitute as a first name is really nifty! I can completely relate to your "part of a whole" commentary, as I find myself in similar situations all the time (making sure others are happy before I'm happy).
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