I love my unique name, but people can never pronounce it right. I'm tired of correcting them.

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• I'm proud of my name, but hate the way Americans pronounce it.
• The mispronunciation is subtle, so people usually don't get it right, even when I correct them.
• My name has taught me to advocate for myself from a young age. 

My mom told me that when her sister heard my name for the first time, she thought she'd never be able to get it right. But her husband promptly came up with a helpful metaphor ...