Tehachapi News

Share Your Voice


Search:

Report Violation

Are you sure you want to report the following content as a violation?
I'll bet I'm the only guy on Dennison Road who got to choose his own name. My birth certificate refers to me as Edward William Barnett. After my father and mother were killed in separate accidents, I was declared surplus property and the ladies at the orphanage went about trying to unload me on some unsuspecting family. For reasons I still don't understand, they succeeded and I ended up with a wonderful couple named Mead. It's customary for an adoptee to take his adopters' surname, which I did, but I made an additional request. Tired of hearing my frustrated teachers yell “EdWARD!” whenever some other kid did something despicable that seemed more typical of my behavior, I asked that my middle name become my first name. I then appropriated my new father's middle initial, J, which doesn't stand for anything. I looked forward to becoming just plain Bill. How was I to know that my doting adoptive mother would fondly refer to me as Billy J. and that it would be taken...
Please check the following violations, and include anything else in the comment box.
Offensive language
Threats
Inappropriate Content
Copyright violation
Other

Comment
Email
Captcha



To protect users from spam, please enter the text from the image above.

Log In

Welcome to the Tehachapi News, your local source for news and events affecting the residents and businesses in Tehachapi.  The Tehachapi News is published every Wednesday, and available through home delivery and at rack locations throughout the area.

Forgot password?

Post Something! Register Now

Blogs

Disclaimer

The opinions and responses expressed by Bloggers on this site are theirs alone, and do not represent the opinions of the Tehachapi News or its employees. The Tehachapi News is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the information supplied by the Bloggers. Please read the terms and conditions for posting your opinions on this website.

Editor's Picks

Animal control workers detail findings at alleged hoarder's

School board debates counselor conundrum