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What's in a name....

I have a very cool name.   My whole name is Miss Shelley Ann Ireland. My name is more than a name to me, it is my mantra and says who I am in more ways than just the legal way. I will break down my name for you.  Even though I have been married, I will always go by Miss.  It has nothing to do with a lack of commitment to feminism.   It is just that I have always wanted to be a beauty queen.   This way, I will always be Miss Ireland.  It sounds silly but it has given me confidence when I enter a new room in my life.  I am Miss Ireland.   It is my Halloween costume every year and a good conversation starter ! My first name is Shelley and I like this name because I was named after a gas station.  It is true.  My father was 55+ plus when I was born.   He had already had 4 children.  My mother was in her 30s and didn't really know she was pregnant.  She was a consummate party girl who drank too much, smoke too much, and j...