Everyone wants to know Cordelia’s Mom’s real name, and I refuse to provide it. But I believe I now have a compromise. Read on.
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It started out as a joke, actually. In her post entitled, 42 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep, Jessica Manuszak (The Middle Finger Project) listed #27 as:
27. “This year, I’m not going to legally change my first name to Cookiecakes.”
It’s really more of a middle name, after all.
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Well, me being me, I immediately decided to entertain myself by commenting:
“Oh, but now I want to change my first name …. Cordelia’s Mom: Cookiecakes. Has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?”
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Relax, folks, I’m not going to give you a play-by-play of the entire discussion – that’s why I included the link, above. Duuh!
Anyway, one of my long-time readers picked up on that comment and subsequently called me CookieCakes while commenting on one of my own posts.
Which got me to thinking – and anyone who’s followed me for any length of time knows that when Cordelia’s Mom gets to thinking, really strange things can happen.
I like the idea of having a nickname. I’ve never had a nickname. Well, other than the nicknames my brothers gave me growing up, and I couldn’t repeat most of them here. Or the nicknames my spouse calls me during *ahem* special times, and no way in hell am I repeating those here.
So, with Jessica Manuszak’s permission, I am adopting “CookieCakes” as Cordelia’s Mom’s “official” name. Those readers who wish to call me something now have a name they can use. (Hmmm, I’m not sure that came out right…)
Or you can continue to call me CM or CM,S or Cordelia’s Mom – up to you – but like I said before, I think CookieCakes as a nice ring to it.
The first five commenters who call me CookieCakes will get a special mention on my Facebook page.
Go for it!
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I love to hear from my readers. You may comment on this post, or email me at: cordeliasmom2012@yahoo.com
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Images by: Redauser, and Jasmine Fine/1 Fine Cookie, respectively
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YAY, COOKIECAKES! This post makes me furiously happy. FURIOUSLY HAPPY. ❤
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Whew! I was actually a little worried that you were only KIDDING when you told me I could do that! But enough talk of cookie cakes – it’s 4:30 p.m. here and I’m getting HUNGRY, and God knows I don’t really need cookies before dinner – do I?
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Oh, and just to make you feel even happier – you have now been memorialized (twice) on the aforesaid Facebook page. Congratulations!
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CookieCakes! Adorable nickname! ♥
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Thanks! I keep forgetting to use that nickname in my posts – glad you reminded me.
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