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smallhobbit) wrote2021-06-04 06:03 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2021-06-04 06:03 pm
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The June Something - Day Four
Day 4: What are the origins of your penname/username?
Why am I the Small Hobbit? This is because, according to The Daughter, I am a hobbit, being about six inches shorter than the rest of the family. No, I am not a short woman, but the other three are all about six foot. In fact Daughter was banned by Son from wearing heels to his wedding so that his little sister would not be taller than him. Yes, they are both taller than their father.
The Daughter is also responsible for my Brownie name of Screech Owl, because she got all the brownies at the time to vote for it.
For those of you who also know me on Twitter/Instagram the name I use there is that of my maternal grandmother, although a slightly different spelling. A woman who deserves to be remembered (it's her maiden name), because when she married in the early 1920s she regretted having to give up work as was expected at the time - her husband went on to become a headmaster. And when she could have a bank account of her own she chose a bank at the far end of the high street from where her husband's bank was.
Why am I the Small Hobbit? This is because, according to The Daughter, I am a hobbit, being about six inches shorter than the rest of the family. No, I am not a short woman, but the other three are all about six foot. In fact Daughter was banned by Son from wearing heels to his wedding so that his little sister would not be taller than him. Yes, they are both taller than their father.
The Daughter is also responsible for my Brownie name of Screech Owl, because she got all the brownies at the time to vote for it.
For those of you who also know me on Twitter/Instagram the name I use there is that of my maternal grandmother, although a slightly different spelling. A woman who deserves to be remembered (it's her maiden name), because when she married in the early 1920s she regretted having to give up work as was expected at the time - her husband went on to become a headmaster. And when she could have a bank account of her own she chose a bank at the far end of the high street from where her husband's bank was.
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Also LOL at you being a hobbit. When I was a kid my mom called me a hobbit because I was short but had big feet for my size (and had just finished binge-reading The Lord of the Rings, because what else is an eight-year-old with chickenpox to do?).
But for reals. You're not short. You're like seven inches taller than me.
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I know I'm not short, but it's hard when you have to stand on a step to tell your kids off ;)