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I'm going against the grain here, I don't care for either of the three names. Maybe his grandmother didn't like her name and chose to go by Grace. As for the girl named after her, that could have been because they didn't know his grandmother's real name either or perhaps just wanted something to honor her without being the exact same name.
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Yeah, it's quite possible she just didn't like it.
I guess I'm reading into it because the family seemed to have made a deliberate effort to drift away from their Hispanic roots in other ways, and it makes me sad. My boyfriend didn't even know his dad could speak Spanish until he was like 12! He and his brother can hardly understand their grandparents and extended family which is a bummer; his dad could have taught him Spanish, but made the choice not to. I saw this name change as another example of that, I suppose. :/
I guess I'm reading into it because the family seemed to have made a deliberate effort to drift away from their Hispanic roots in other ways, and it makes me sad. My boyfriend didn't even know his dad could speak Spanish until he was like 12! He and his brother can hardly understand their grandparents and extended family which is a bummer; his dad could have taught him Spanish, but made the choice not to. I saw this name change as another example of that, I suppose. :/
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That is sad. How fortunate your boyfriend would be if he were taught Spanish. I wish I knew it. It would help me tremendously at work. I think embracing one's heritage is very important.
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