Life and Times of Someone You Might Know
Amanda Small never really got on with her name. The fact her family name was Small was always a bit of a joke in the neighbourhood as there was no getting away from the fact that they were a family of large people. For as long as Amanda could remember, her name had been changed by those around her. She had been known as Mandy Moo, Amanda the Panda, Manda, Mandy and Mand. Her life story defined through each variation of her name. Mandy Moo, sometimes shortened to Moo had been the name her brother Rob had given her when she was three and stayed with her through primary school. However, once she had started growing breasts, being called Mandy Moo often came with a request to see her udders and as such lost its charm. Once she started senior school, Amanda became Amanda the Panda and she was never sure whether this related to the fact her mascara inevitably ended up as black rings around her eyes or that she was by this time, a lot bigger than most of the girls in her class.