Dear Luna-Lily:

Personally, I am fine with your new name: Luna because you love the moon, and Lily because your Nan loved to be called Lily.

Your Nan was your “safe haven as a child” and you want to honor her. On the other hand you want to respect your parents as well: “out of respect I’ll keep Julie Elizabeth as middle names (respect for my parents)”-

– I understand why you want to respect and honor a person who was your safe haven. I don’t understand why you respect your parents whose legacy in your life has been a “lifetime of trauma” (?)

anita