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BIT CHIN & MO ANING
I Don’t Want to Grow Up…
or Do I?
By Judith A. Habert
I’ve made a decision. Being a though mine were brownish green).
grownup sucks. I've been one now Then, of course, the older folks
for forty years, but like everything loved to call me "Judy, Judy,Judy”
else in life, you kind of get used to after the classic Cary Grant line, but
horrendous treatment by those my favorite was Joopy, by my close
What Can I around you and you don't even friend Claire, who I was kidnapped
with, but that’s an entirely different
realize how bad the treatment is until
Possibly Say? you get a glimpse into how it used to story. She called me Joop or Joopy
be. It is a very little person who was
for years and one year presented me
the catalyst to my newest revelation, with a bottle of perfume. I thought
We were strangers when we my nine-month-old granddaughter I would fall on the floor when it said
were brought together to work on Adelaide Francesca (Addy for short). Joop as the name of it on the label.
a new project, starting a Women's It didn’t belong to me it was just a
Magazine in San Diego. It only silly coincidence. But now that I think
took a few short meetings, and about it, there were some nicknames
we became fast friends, then best early on, some of them not very nice.
friends and confidants. We have As a chubby little girl I was victim
remained so for over ten years. We to a sir name that made me an easy
have been through life changes, target for those super mean middle
new babies, new homes, three am school boys, and yes, you guessed
deadlines, illnesses, heartbreak, it, a certain classmate, whose name
losses, happy hours and some very I remember more than four decades
sad tears. Through it all, we have later. His name was Richard Lang, and
remained best friends. he started the chorus one year at the
As sad as I am to see my Best beginning of the school year and yes
Friend Sonali Soni move on from forever more in middle school I was
her position as Art Director with known as "Judy Fatty Patti." Wait, did I
San Diego Woman Magazine, I say I didn't want to grow up? Damn, I
cannot help but stand up and cheer take that back. That was several years
for the wonderful accomplishment. of pure hell. At this age, people may
Sonali has recently opened her own
studio. Sonali is finally able to cele- think mean things, but they have
brate her talent and shine the light That’s probably the first plus to being sense enough to talk behind your
on the beautiful being that I have an infant, cute nicknames. No one back and not say it to your face.
had the pleasure of relying on for recently has come up to me and Okay, maybe what I want is to go
bringing beauty to the pages of San crowned me with an adorable new back in time to those preschool years,
Diego Woman Magazine for the nickname. I was Judy growing up, when everyone wants to hold you,
past ten years. Thank you Sonali, I Judith as I grew up, Judith Ann Jac- smile at you and tell the grown-ups
am forever grateful to have you in queline Patti when I was summoned around you how cute you are. Yeah,
my life and call you my friend. for doing something wrong around that would work, or maybe I will just
You Go Girl!!! the house. I had a few nicknames take solace in the fact that I survived
presented to me as a child, one was those horrible years and now just en-
Check out Sonali’s new studio at Judy in the Sky with Diamonds due to joy being grandma to a little girl who
http://www.sonalidesignstudio. the Famous Beatles song and let's I am told is really cute, and I couldn't
com/studios.html not forget, Judy Blue Eyes, thanks to agree more.
Call for more information or to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (even
register for a class at 858 354 5365
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