I don’t know about you but I love an old-fashioned name. I love a name that sounds like it was plucked right out of a storybook. Why? Because it’s cute. A baby named Dorothy… c’mon. That’s adorable. A toddler named Theodore? Almost too cute to stand. A kid named Beatrice? Color me tickled. Because babies …
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Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn’t understand why wife refuses: ‘I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage’
Names are powerful things. Odds are there is probably a name that you have negative associations with. Maybe it’s the name of your middle school tormentor that whenever you hear it you get a chill down your spine. Maybe it’s the name of your old piano teacher who you dreaded seeing every Saturday. Maybe it’s …
Seguir leyendo Husband wants to name his 3rd child after his mother, doesn’t understand why wife refuses: ‘I really truly fear that it will cause issues in our marriage’
32-year-old dad-to-be insists on naming his baby after a D&D character, refuses to compromise with wife who likes classic names: ‘I don’t want to name our child after a fictional character’
I understand the appeal of naming a baby after your favorite fictional character. When I was a tween, I was convinced I would name my future baby after one of the non-Cartman characters in South Park. Now that my frontal lobe is fully developed, I understand that explaining to people that my son Stanley is …
Seguir leyendo 32-year-old dad-to-be insists on naming his baby after a D&D character, refuses to compromise with wife who likes classic names: ‘I don’t want to name our child after a fictional character’
20-year-old tries to stop sister from naming her newborn after a fungal infection, sister says she’s ‘stepping way out of line’: ‘Just tell the husband what it means’
I’m all for an unconventional name. I know people love to give celebrities flack for the offbeat names that they often choose for their offspring, especially the Kardashian variety. But personally, I don’t mind a name with a little bit of flair. It may get a groan from your relatives but I have a feeling …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old tries to stop sister from naming her newborn after a fungal infection, sister says she’s ‘stepping way out of line’: ‘Just tell the husband what it means’
Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is inappropriate: ‘They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future’
Babies aren’t put on this earth to have professional names. I understand why a parent wouldn’t want to name their kid something absurd, but if a kid is named something that society at large has decided is acceptable, who are we to make them feel wrong about that? I wouldn’t name my kid Hunter, Dallas, …
Seguir leyendo Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is inappropriate: ‘They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future’
New mom wants pregnant sister-in-law to change her baby’s middle name in case she wants to use it for a second child: ‘The in laws googled our names and found the registry’
Names are curious things. They carry a lot of weight to them, even when we don’t want them to. We might hate our names and spend our whole lives shaking them off. But our parents had a different idea. They probably spent a lot of time and energy picking out our names, making them meaningful, …
Seguir leyendo New mom wants pregnant sister-in-law to change her baby’s middle name in case she wants to use it for a second child: ‘The in laws googled our names and found the registry’
Woman gets pregnant, demands 23-year-old cousin give up her name so her daughter can have it and fulfil ‘family prophecy’: ‘I need you to release the name to her’
Pretty much every family has their traditions, and some take them more seriously than others. Some are pretty standard, fun things, like having a specific game that is played during the holidays. Others are a lot more idiosyncratic, and not everybody is going to subscribe to them to the same degree. It’s a matter of …
Seguir leyendo Woman gets pregnant, demands 23-year-old cousin give up her name so her daughter can have it and fulfil ‘family prophecy’: ‘I need you to release the name to her’
‘YOUR KIDS WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE YOU EVER’: Shakespeare-obsessed pregnant woman wants to name her twins Romeo and Juliet, much to the horror of her husband and best friend
There are so many ways that naming your kids can go wrong. Obviously, there are names that you wouldn’t want to give a kid individually (Iago, Adolph, Ebenezer, etc), but naming all of your kids related things can be a whole different can of worms. If done well, your kids could be like the three …
Seguir leyendo ‘YOUR KIDS WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE YOU EVER’: Shakespeare-obsessed pregnant woman wants to name her twins Romeo and Juliet, much to the horror of her husband and best friend
Pregnant woman refuses to let mother-in-law pick her own grandma name, claims it’s ‘inappropriate and strange’: ‘She is no longer speaking to us’
As the women in my family get older, a big topic of conversation among them is what they want their grandma name to be. Most of them feel like they’re too young for the traditional monikers of «grandma» or «nanny» or even worse, «granny.» They want to get inventive with their names, coming up with …
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‘A child shouldn’t be taught to change themselves to make bullies happy’: 10-year-old with African name wants to use an ‘American name’ to avoid teasing, mother and sister-in-law disagree about whether they should let him
It’s no secret that Americans aren’t always the best at being knowledgeable, accepting, and just generally normal about other people’s cultures. We’re usually so caught up in our own self-conception that we expect everyone around us to bend to the same rules. We want them to fit into our boxes. Of course, this is a …
Seguir leyendo ‘A child shouldn’t be taught to change themselves to make bullies happy’: 10-year-old with African name wants to use an ‘American name’ to avoid teasing, mother and sister-in-law disagree about whether they should let him