The first thing you should know is that my name is Denise. Lately, I've noticed a lot of confusion around my name. I've seen a lot of people spell it Dennise. Others, particularly anyone who comes from an Asian-based language, pronounce my name Dennis. I've decided to embrace it. Dennis has been my secret identity from childhood as my mother called me Dennis the Menace. A moniker that was earned. A girl named Dennis with her mom Don't misunderstand, I was not a troublemaker. I simply had a lot of brilliant ideas that were not so brilliant upon execution. I did wondered what people thought when we were out in public and my mother called out for Dennis to which I'd answer. Not a typical name for a girl. It was interesting she would call me Dennis when you consider how I came to be Denise. You see, my mother's name was Doris. When she was in high school taking French, they asked her to take on a French name, Denise. My mother loved the name and knew she'd giv...