A woman has been 'hiding her real identity' after her teacher started ridiculing her over her unusual name. The now 31-year-old claims her "teachers made fun of her" growing up because she has a long double-barrelled surname in a community where most people only have one family name.
After years of defending her uncommon surname, the woman decided to "hide" it from the world, instead using her middle name when introducing herself. "It also disadvantaged me practically because even though I was one of the poorest in my school, teachers overlooked me for assistance because they assumed I didn’t need it. That’s how awkward it is," she added.
However, her mum "hates" her using her middle name as a substitute for her surname, saying she is "denying her heritage" and trying to "hide" who she really is. She said: "I told her the truth - it’s too long for a start and it’s easy for her to say and I just want an easy life without having to explain the entire history and context of my name every time it comes up.