Grandmama's badges of honor by Maria Kalaoglou

When I was a naughty child, my grandmother used to call me names such as «ΓΑΙΔΟΥΡΑ» (gaidoura aka female donkey), «ΣΤΡΙΜΜΕΝΗ» (strimeni aka squiggly), and «ΑΝΑΠΟΔΗ» (anapodi aka perisher). It was her way to “compliment” me in an adverse manner for the deeds I had done… To this day these words have sealed the relationship we had and haunt my thoughts… In order to exorcise and neutralize their negative energy, I decided to turn them into badges of honor…

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