Milly is my childhood nickname still used by my family. When I was six or seven, I read an English book series called Milly and Molly. It was about two girls, Milly and Molly, going on adventures like building tree houses and playing soccer with their friends. I thought my favorite character was Milly.
Soon, it came time for me to have an “English name,” and I named myself Milly. Then I gave my mom an English name too! Hers was Molly. Funny thing is, it turns out I got the two girls mixed up due to my limited English abilities. I had named myself after the wrong girl! To my young self, changing my name to Molly wasn’t an option because I had given the name to my mom. I remember thinking, ‘there could only be too many Mollys in one household’ and feeling bummed. The story has a happy ending, though. My favorite character eventually changed to the real Milly, and to this day, I love my “English name”.
I won’t go deep into Penny, but Penny is the vestige of my “Jenny” years. See, I used to go by Jenny in high school, and she feels like a whole different person. Although I know Jenny is a part of Suyeon, she feels like a person I knew in the past and have lost contact with. Maybe I will expand on this in the future. For now, this enough context.
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