

Why I Stopped Telling Her to Calm Down.
They told me that they chose my name because of the meaning. My first and middle name together essentially mean,"lively and anointed." When I first heard it, I stared blankly back at them, because what the hell does "anointed" even mean when you're seven? Anointed for what? (There was no denying that I had the "lively" part down, obviously). The meaning behind my name pulled at me vaguely over the course of my young adult life, and ultimately, I decided it was was somethin