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January 18, 2021 â 5.30am
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It was when her son challenged his sister in the supermarket checkout line â about the existence of her middle name â that one mother I know felt her mind teeter the other day.
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âHe was like, âNo, your nameâs not Avaâ, and sheâs like, âYes, it is!ââ says my friend of her kids, including her daughter whose middle name is in fact Ava. âI mean, I ve made a list of what they argue aboutâ¦Iâve actually got to get a grip,â she says, adding that she was so visibly shattered the woman working in the checkout stopped her work to give her a âpep talkâ.