My family's reaction to the announcement of my upcoming seminar

[draconis]

On 3/18, I will be teaching a martial arts seminar in Albany, NY. The hosting school has a flyer on their site, and I sent a copy to my family.

I love my family, I really do -- but sometimes they can show the color of their necks (i.e. RED) in some amusing (to me, at least) ways.

In this case, the flyer reads "A unique seminar with Sensei C____ B____" and goes on to provide details.

The reaction I got from my father the small-town country lawyer was a voicemail saying that I'd "climbed the ladder a heck of a lot higher than he'd realized" and that "he knew he was too ignorant to really appreciate what it means, but it obviously meant a lot."

My mother the suburbanite realtor apparently posted a copy of the flyer on the door of her office... after which she said her friends wanted to know why she'd named me "Sensui" [sic]. I hope she's joking, but I'm honestly not sure! LOL

And then there was the reaction from my former instructor back in Memphis... "DAMN Boy!" 8-)

Comments

[mzlizzy.livejournal.com]

Your parent's reaction seems just fine -- Dad may not know a lot about martial arts but is pleased you've done so well for yourself, and Mom is showing off what 'My son the Sensei' is up to.

It's her friends who think "Sensui" is your first name...

...then again, considering some Southern naming traditions.

(I knew a Willetta who's family always named the first girl with the first syllable of her father's name followed by -etta to feminize it. Thankfully she didn't inflict 'Robetta' on her daughter.)

[jcbdragon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like the family in Memphis -- the Beeches. They named their three daughters Cassandra, Racquel, and Wendy.

Sandy Beeches, Rocky Beeches, and Wendy Beeches.

Yes, I'm serious.

[alysswolf.livejournal.com]

Names can be very interesting, especially when combined with certain professions. There was a gentleman of the Southern persuasion by the name of Coward who rose to the rank of Major in the Confederate Army. I wonder how many jokes the poor man had to endure when he first joined up.

[rhi]

Alexandra, not Cassandra, but er, yeah.