| Jenny, 26
"I've come to not even turn my head when
people call out "Jenny!" in a crowded room. I figure that one time out
of a 100, it's actually someone calling for me, so why bother? It's kind
of sad when you really think about it."
Jennifer, 29
"You know girls as a whole compete enough
amongst each other -- we're all trying to get the teacher's attention or
some boy's -- and then to be disadvantaged by our own name, it's hard."
Jenny, 17
"All my friends, almost, are Jennifers.
It's kind of this special thing that only we have. I really like being
part of a group."
Jenni, 23
"I was always competing with other Jennifers
in my classes at school. All the Jens would know each other's grades because
the teacher couldn't keep us all straight. We'd get each other's papers
back. I always knew where I was in relation to the other Jennys."
Jen, 19
"It's strange. I gravitate toward Jennifers
-- we share so much. We could have no life stuff in common, and yet we
all know what it's like to be a Jennifer."
Jennifer, 22
"In every class, in every job -- there's
always been another Jenny. It's weird, but I can't even imagine what it
would be like to be the only one with that name."
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