Heleentje

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Sometimes I wonder why my nickname is still Heleentje if everyone calls me Heleen anyway. 

Not that I mind, though, it IS my name after all. But when I come across conversations in which random strangers I have never talked to in my life (as far as I know)  refer to me by my given name, it kinda weirds me out.

No, not telling what brought this on.

I know Heleentje is nigh unpronounceable for most, that is why I tell people I often talk to to just call me Heleen (heck, short of sending people a voice file with me pronouncing it, I myself do not know how to explain the pronunciation). But it is my nickname. It has been my nickname for over seven years. People I have talked to can call me Heleen all they want, but I draw the line at strangers.

I guess I just feel like my privacy is being breached somehow. Even though I have none to begin with.

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