Admittedly, childhood was tough. I never really felt like I fit in and I'm sure my stupid girl name was a big part of it. When I was 16 I had really long hair

Admittedly, childhood was tough. I never really felt like I fit in and I'm sure my stupid girl name was a big part of it. When I was 16 I had really long hair and I was even confused for a girl on several different occasions. But I've embraced the uniqueness. I've never once considered changing my name, even when I was younger and was made fun of daily. To make things worse, my sister's name is Brett (well really it's Brett-Ashley, but she goes by Brett) - which is most commonly a guys name. Now I'm 22 and the jokes still come every so often, but I brush them off without thinking twice. I've built up a pretty strong sense of self over the years. Introductions are kind of funny, though... usually they go something like this: - "Hi, I'm Loren" - "Warren?" - "No. Loren. Like the girl. But I'm a guy." .. and the ice breaks :)