Say My Name Say My Name?

Funny conversation the other day with my wife as I started laughing when she said: "Hey Lamar" I couldn't stop laughing and she seemed a little irritated with me that I couldn't stop laughing.

She says (very perturbed) "why are you laughing? I said I very rarely hear you say my name. She said sure you do. I said no not really.

I get: babe, bae, Mar, boo, honey. But I rarely hear her say my name. In almost 12 yrs of marriage (a blessing in itself) and I very rarely hear my name ever. To my girls I'm dad or daddy. To my my wife I'm the above-mentioned names. At work I'm Pringle or Pastor, Pastor Pringle, just Pringle , I may hear my actual first name a handful of time in any given week.

It seems to that only strangers use my name. At the doctors office or any waiting room. I can hear. But those are far and few between.

Destiny's Childs song say my name has new meaning to me now. I may be different than most of my friends but I actually LOVE my name. Lamar I love the fact that my mom picked that name and I love introducing myself to people.

"Hi my I'm Lamar" I say then because of my deep voice people damn near every time miss the "la" part and think I said: Mark.

Hello Mark. Damnit I still can't get my name spoken. I correct if the setting requires it but if I'm at a bar or restraint then I say "fuck it" I'll just go with it.

I guess my plight is to be nameless but I still long for the day when you will just say my name say my name.