there’s an elephant in the room
my sister and i were named after the pets
the fur babies were apparently the favorites
my parents were lazy or we weren’t sublime enough
they couldn’t even be bothered to do this small task
to gift us an original name
maybe it’s because the dog and the cat
brought them more joy than their own kids
we’ll never know now
slackers
**My sister was named after an aunt, and the dog’s name. Everyone knew her by the name of the dog. I got the cat’s name and my mother’s name, but was called by the cat’s name. Ultimately, my sister ended up dropping the aunt’s name, and I dropped my mother’s name. I guess we liked our pet names.
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