Linda Mueller - Dayve

With apologies to anyone with an unusually spelt name!

Poor Dayve – one of those kids born to parents determined to bring up their child to be different and they thought giving him a name with spelling unlike any other was a good start. Unfortunately, like most kids in this situation, he was destined to have to spell it for the rest of his life. Maybe he’d come up with a novel way of describing it. It’s “Day” with the German version of “we” on the end – “ve”. Ah, maybe too complicated. Okay, just Dayve but with a “y” in the middle.

School would be torturous. The little shits would probably drag it out – Dayyyyyyve. The oldies would frown at him and say bluntly “why did your parents do that to you?” There’d be that one girlfriend who got a kick out of telling all her family and friends that her boyfriend was called Dayve with a “y” because she’d love seeing their puzzled looks. Then she’d not explain it but expect them to figure it out for themselves.

Growing up, Dayve would be convinced he’d change it but then he’d be so used to it he’d think why bother? Because there’s no-one like me. I am Dayve. Dayve with a Y. The original. The best. So get used to it, world!