Parents’ Expectations
I like my name because it is a special name among Chinese names, especially the “影Ying ”. Though some names sounds similar with mine, I still haven’t found the same one.
I asked my parents about the origin of my name many times. Even though they always have the same answer, I don’t know whether I should believe them because one of the reasons is different from the common reason. They have great expectation of their children like most parents but the strange thing is that they expect me to grow to be someone they like.
One of my parents’ friends has a daughter who is very smart and quiet. Her name has a character that sounds like “诗 Shi ”. My father hopes that I will be smart and quiet like his friend’s daughter when I grow up, so they came up with the other word of my name “影” whose meaning is “shadow”.
Another reason is that the meaning of “诗” is a poem. They want me to be thoughtful like a poem. Then, they combined the “诗” and “影” that has meaning of shadow. Therefore,my name is “诗影”, and “Lei” is my last name.
I don’t like the “影”character because the meaning of shadow and I don’t want to be a shadow of someone. However I can’t deny that it a very special in Chinese name and it sounds very thoughtful when it is combined with the “诗”.
Despite one of the reasons of my name is my parents hope me to be someone else, I like my name because it has my parents’ expectation and it sounds special.
Hi, Shiying. I am Heather. Your story sounds interesting, and I believe everyone can have their own personality and story. You are a very beautiful and smart girl, and I believe your parents would feel pround of you. Alought your father want you to be like his friend's daughter, he still love you most whatever you like. You are good enought.
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