Mispronouncation of my name and the latter

When my parents named me, I know they were trying to be creative. They named me after both of my dear grandmothers on my mother and father's side of the family. My name is Aloise, pronounced "a-Lois" by many say my name like Eloise except they say it's Aloise. This is beginning to be one of those things that can irk me to far lengths. So what do I do sit and be mad or assume these people are purposely mispronouncing my name? No. I am learning to be more assertive.

There are many times lately I have had to be vocal out of my comfort zone. I am a pretty laid back person. I don't mind chilling out and relaxing. I usually am easy to get along with. Lately, though, there have some problems in sitting back. I am realizing that communication is key for us all to be treated the way we want to be treated. We can't assume any one person is exempt from correctionn just because they are nice or pretty or handsome or have a lot of money. There are times when we all msut be "real" with each other and express how we really feel. Otherwise, we will go away feeling slighted and a little dehumanized.

My voice can be loud or soft. But lately I have had to use my louder more direct voice. Otherwise, many will not get the message otherwise.

Without assertiveness we wil be left feeling we have given power to others we didn't have to. Just think about and say what you have to say. You and I have nothing lose except maybe years of feeling bad about letting people walk all over you. There is a happy medium between passivity and assertiveness.