Background: For those that do not know, my grandmother was Winnie Mae. Somehow over the years, my uncles began calling me Whitney Mae after her, which I have always thought was really special. I would also love to name my daughter with the middle name Mae after my grandma.
Present: For some reason I cannot pronounce my own name correctly. Quite a few times I have introduced myself here, usually when introducing to Asians, and people think my name is Winnie. In Beijing a girl thought my name was Winnie and I did not correct her. This was easier. She was so excited... "Like Winnie the Pooh!" she said. Now some of the exchange students have started calling me Winnie as a joke and yet another person today thought my name was Winnie. Even if they associate it with Winnie the Pooh, I do not mind because it reminds me and connects me once again to my lovely Grandma Winnie.
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