A picture of me and my friend in the year 2007. I'm the one on the baggy deep blue shirt that's hiding my tiny physique
Hello everyone. So I was going through hive, looking for interesting write ups to read and I came across this community. I've always believed that Humans are the greatest assets one can ever have so I'm really thrilled that this community focuses on our impact (either given or received) on the people around us.
As my first write up in this community, I'd like to engage in this edition of #weekend-engagement by talking about the weirdest nickname I've ever gotten.
Back in my secondary school days here in Nigeria, I was the smallest in my class age wise and I had a small physique. One day, I and my friends were making jests of our selves and he said to me "you look like a tiny farmer hunting for crickets". That was how I got the nickname "Tiny".
That name stuck with me all through my secondary school. Even when puberty came in and I became one if the tallest in my class, it still didn't change the nickname.
Some of them still call me by that name till date even though I don't go by any nickname these days. My friends just call me Jemimah which is my name or "Tee" which is their own short way of calling me "Thomas" which is also my name.
This is me now. I'm not tiny anymore, lol.
Writing about this is giving me such a nostalgic feeling. Indeed, how time flies.
I've never given anyone a nickname that stuck with them so I can't write anything on that. But, I always have a unique nickname for each of my friends.
Do have a lovely weekend