Do you mind?
“Do you mind—if we get a girl—that we call her Smilla, like your daughter?”
“What?”
“I like the name. I have told you that.”
“Yeah, but …”
“So you don’t mind?”
“I don’t know. No, I guess not.”
“I am so happy. Thanks.”
“Why don’t you find your own name?”
“Because I love you.”
“What has that to do with my daughter?”
“I love you because you picked a cool name.”
“Maybe I do mind.”
“Now it’s too late.”
“Why?”
“I can’t change my mind.”
Finn Janning is a Danish writer, who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. He has a PhD in philosophy. His most recent publication is the book The Happiness of Burnout (Koenig Books, London)
