Do you have a normal name? Here's what life is like with a weird name
Unique names are all the rage these days, but what's it really like growing up with a different name? Plus, more stories we may or may not be able to relate to.
Growing up
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At six, Amina was changing nappies and bottle-feeding her siblings. (Her name has been changed for privacy, like others in this piece.) Growing up, she put the children to bed when she got home from school, mediated between her parents during their divorce and even cleaned up after her mum’s waters …