“So...how do you say that?”
“Why-ruh-….?”
“That’s an usual last name!”
“Is it Ear-bear…?”
“What kind of name is that?”
“...I’m not even going to try to pronounce that!”
“No, seriously, how do you say it?”
Every time I got to a new doctor’s office or any sort of appointment where someone sees my last name on a form or my ID… it starts. The questions. My last name is only nine letters...
