My maiden name is Belkin. When I was a little girl growing
up in the Midwest, my immediate family called me “Rebbie,” which made a cute
pairing with my next younger sister, Debbie, but pretty much everyone else
called me “Becky.” The alliteration of that nickname and my last name led to a
little boy who sat next to me in second grade composing a little ditty in which
he repeated “Becky Bellybutton” over and over again, which made me laugh and
earned me many reprimands from that poor teacher. I even remember the name of
that little boy, Robby Schoenberg. I wonder what ever happened to him.
I shared this with Eliana last week and she found it highly
amusing, asking me repeatedly to sing that little song. And then it occurred to
me, I am still stuck with all those B’s, but now they are Brain and Bladder.
What is next? So many other choices are available: Breast, Blood, Bone.
Becky Belkin was just two B’s. Let’s hope we can stop now at
just these two.
Love,
Rebecca
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