“Why would you ever want to name a child that?”
Is what my mother asks me when I tell her that if I ever have a daughter I want that to be her name
Dolores
Meaning “pain” in Spanish
I think the names beautiful
My mother shakes her head
“It’s because of that book isn’t it? What was it called again? ******?”
Maybe
The tragic love story that ends in death?
Yes please!
I don’t understand my fascination with desired romance that always ends in tragedy
I don’t think I ever will
But to answer my mother’s question, I just say
“I think it’s a lovely name”
She shakes her head as if I’m crazy
Maybe it’s because I am