Monday, December 14

"P" For...

So I found out some information from my mom the other night that really shook me. In 29 years she never mentioned it once and it was totally random that she volunteered the information on this night.

Anyhoo, we all know that she named me after a contestant on the famous game show The Price Is Right. Cath was watching while preggo, saw some chick named "Perdita", loved it and tadah here I am!

Works for me.

But she reavealed that things were to be dramatically different. Because according to her, around this same time she was planning to name me after a popular soap opera character from "All My Children".

*Side Bar-Did I mention I grew up on soaps like: AMC, One Life to Live and Young and the Restless...and even though Ryan's Hope was cancelled in 1989 I still heard about it from my mom through the early '90s. My 10 year old brain could tell you every scandolous, love triangle, he-is-absolutely-not-the-father, I think Tad drugged me scenario that went down from Genoa City to Pine Valley.

And yes after 20+ years of nubing him Victor Newman is still the business...but I digress.

(Cute eh.)

Sooo apparently now, my name was to be...wait for it...wait for it... Phoebe!

M'Kay. Me too. Totally wouldn't peg me for a "Phe".
Don't get me wrong Ruth Warrick is a sexy soap sud. But Phoebe, For moi?. Nuh uh. The ring just wouldn't be the same: "In Lane four World Champion Phoeebeee Felicien!".

Yawwwn....

"Who's in lane five?".

I mean all I can say is thank Jesus for the showcase showdown. Not to offend, it is a beautiful name and even appears in the Bible. But the world is full of Phoebes. At least a trillion or more I'd estimate. But as far as I (care to) know the world has but three Perditas. (incase you are pondering, the third being the mother dog from 101 Dalmations,).

I concluded our conversation by telling mother how glad and proud I was of her for coming to her fertile senses, lest I was to go through life with people chocking out "Phe-Phe Felis-chee". And noted that the same intercession was clearly not made for at least one of my siblings. "I'm sure Rudolpho is excited for Christmas again this year, huh mom!".

**Hugs**
P...For Perdita...and created by Shakespeare ;-)