Before I became a mother, I thought it might be “hip” to let my kids call me by my first name. After all, it’s just a name, right? Then I became a mother and I quickly changed my mind. I felt I earned the right to be called mother. Since Tyler and I moved to Mobile after Hurricane Katrina, we have gone back and forth about this issue. He knows it’s not acceptable for him to call me Myra but he hears everyone else calling me Faye and feels it’s okay for him to do the same. You see, no … Continue reading →