“What's in a name?
That which we call a bitch,
By any other
name
still yells as loudly."
– William Shakespeare-ish
I remember when we first created/acknowledged our nicknames,
we laughed ourselves sick! Then we bravely told our friends about these names
and they all shook their heads saying we were crazy (and in their defense we were
–still are). This was especially true with Bitch’s nickname: El BITCH. I remember watching the total
denial in some of her friends’ faces when she shared her nickname with them at
Bunko. There was even a loud argument (which Bitch won of course)– her friends
saying there was no way that she could be nick named Bitch! She was way too
nice. Thinking back I don’t think
they looked at our Bitch the way we do, the way she does – with attitude. You see, they are right, Bitch is
really a good person. She has rescued little black kittens and found them
homes, educated strangers on how to take care of motorcycles because she was
worried they would get themselves hurt, raised her 3 week old nephew when his
parents couldn’t, and held onto each of us when our worlds fell apart and then
dried our tears... ok maybe she didn’t actually dry our tears but she did hand
us a tissue so we could do it ourselves.
So you ask how can this person I describe be the bitch? Why?
– because this bitch knows what
she wants and she wants Birch as her nickname! Bitch is about attitude and not
taking no for an answer. The Momadonna’s Bitch gets what she wants and makes
things happen. She will yell across a crowded room and leap tall buildings all in
a days work. She will talk the talk and walk the walk. She is the Bitch and
don’t you forget it!
