Child Getting Used to New Identity
This is based on a true incident. While being admitted to Grade One class, parents were told by the Class teacher that the child would be addressed henceforth by her second name instead of her commonly used name. The parents were shocked and the hapless child protested vehemently but no avail. The reason for this decision was based on having another child with the same name already in the class registry. Now the child is registered under her second name which has never been used in any open conversations hitherto, except for documentation purposes only. The parents are from not so affluent backgrounds and with limited education, hence despite their misgivings had to accept the Class teacher’s decision finally. No doubt, the child would get used being called another name over the years and without any adverse psychological issues later due to this trauma. There are a few questions still plague me, after hearing the incident from them recently and the purpose of posting this is to seek...