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Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 3:44 pm
by thrill
My sister is like 8 months pregnant. She has 3 kids with "My Parents Are Hip/Creative Types" names, but they're not ridiculous. They're just that kind of name. Very "unique" and cute. I have one of those names myself, so I'm on board with that.
This new one though...it goes too far. I hate it's name. It crosses too far into non-self aware hipster territory. Should I make an effort to change their minds or just shut up and roll my eyes behind their back? I feel like I owe it to my unborn niece to fight for her dignity.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 4:12 pm
by JL21
It's tough to say without knowing what it is, but you should bring it up if it bugs you. Are they dead set on that name?
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 5:18 pm
by G. Keenan
What's the name?
I was wary when my brother said he was going to name his kid after a character from Battlestar Galactica but as soon as I met my nephew I could see how it fit. Once the name belongs to a physical kid that you care about I think you stop objecting to it for the abstract reasons you had when you first heard it.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 5:26 pm
by MrCrowesGarden
I wanted to punch my girlfriend's friend who named her kid Abcd.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 5:30 pm
by Spider John
You should suggest something sensible, like Bob Thrill.
The biggest thing with an odd name is the grief the child might take from other kids.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 5:40 pm
by thrill
G. Keenan wrote:What's the name?
indie. As in the rock genre.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 5:59 pm
by slide_into_first
They should name her Indira
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 6:30 pm
by G. Keenan
bob thrill wrote:G. Keenan wrote:What's the name?
indie. As in the rock genre.
Okay, that might be a problem. Hopefully by the time the kid is old enough to get teased indie won't have the same connotations it does now.
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 6:57 pm
by thrill
G. Keenan wrote:bob thrill wrote:G. Keenan wrote:What's the name?
indie. As in the rock genre.
Okay, that might be a problem. Hopefully by the time the kid is old enough to get teased indie won't have the same connotations it does now.
To annoy her parents, I'm going to call her whatever indie band pops in my head at the moment.
"Hey sis! When is Japandroids due?"
"What?"
"When are you going to have Ted Leo & the Pharmecists?"
"What?"
"Ty Segall. When will you give birth to her?"
Re: Kid Names
Posted: July 7 12, 7:32 pm
by G. Keenan
Hahaha.
That really is an unfortunate name choice.