One day I realized that in my past everything wasn’t so unambiguous.

I was with a girl at her parents’ house. We drank tea. Her brother joined us. We talked about childhood.

“I, by the way, noticed,” said my potential aunt, “that baby nicknames have a great impact on the child. We are out of Vitalika, - She nodded to my girlfriend's brother, - All childhood was called "Horse-Fire." He, you know, has always been so shy! He was always running everywhere. He is still active, unstable.

“And Katya, we’ve been calling ‘Puppet’ all the time,” said the prospective aunt, whispering at my girlfriend. What a beautiful woman has grown up. As a child, she was a beautiful doll.

I drank myself another tea.

I decided not to mention the fact that my dad lovingly called me a "cowboy" throughout my childhood.