A little girl in Boston went home one day and asked her Nigerian mother if she could change her name to Zoe.
Nobody at school could say Uzoamaka.
Her mother was cooking. She didn't even turn around.
"If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky, Michelangelo, and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka."
That girl kept her name.
Then she went to Hollywood and won three Emmy Awards.
And now the whole world knows exactly how to say Uzoamaka Aduba.
Your name is not a burden. It's a prophecy.
Don't apologize when entering someone's DM. It is open for a reason.
If they respond, fine. If they don't respond, fine.
If they respond well, very good. If they don't respond well, leave them alone.
Social media is a forum for socialising. Everyone will not socialise with you and that is okay. Fuck with who fucks with you and who wants to fuck you
Stop apologizing.