Rosalee

Herb and Greta poured through “name” books and the only name they could agree on was “Rosalie.” Greta told Herb that she didn't want her daughter's name to end in a “lie,” and so they named her Rosalee.

“Oh, ma' am, you should call me Rosalee, like everybody else.” “A lovely name. But then you must call me Meena.”

“I'm twenty-three years old.I can decide what— and when—I drink. And please stop calling me RosaLee. I'm RL,now. Everybody calls me RL.” “But, baby, RosaLee is so dignified. So significant. When we named you after Mrs.Parks, I never dreamed—” “It's old-fashioned. I hate it. It's burdensome. Like I have to live up to it. Ain't even any—”