Ably.Saucey
Count your Many Blessings
Now first off, this was written in the tone of sarcastic amusement. If your name is one of the names mentioned, or if you have an odd name, please don't be offended, I intend no insult, I'm sure you're a wonderful person with just a wacky name. MY middle name's fairly odd, so this is from experience.
And if you yell at me, I'll probably cry.
I mostly need to vent because I've reached the end of tolerating parents who come up with worse names for their kids than a 5 year old (or a celebrity) naming a hamster. (celebs think they can get away with a lot, why do we let them?!)
Today, I saw a little girl on tv with the name 'Natalie'.
But spelled is the most difficult and obscure way possible; K N A T Y L I E G H. Did you complete 4th grade spelling? Where you still on pain drugs when you signed the birth certificate? Did you think that's how that was spelled? Did you really think butchering your kid's name would help them in life?
No. All you were thinking about is 'how cool it would be to have a baby with this name!". Your daughter's a human being, not a poodle, who will AGE and is the actual person who has to live that name!
I don't understand the reasoning in naming your child either an average name in some obscure spelling or a name you probably made up that some how brings to mind a horrible disease or Star Wars creature. Why?!
And some are just plain dumb.
I was at the store and the kid in the cart next to mine was named "Saigebere" Sage-berry. What?!
And the worst part is, that the parents get all insulted and uppity when you're taken back by what the decided to name their child and it's your problem that you find the name weird.
"It's a greek mixed with welsh, it means 'beautiful gift'". That's very sweet, but is it worth it to explain that every time you introduce your kid?! No. It just makes you look like you're the receding tide on the intelligence pool, and I can honestly tell you that people feel sorry for your kid.
Oy.
And your kid never feels special.(I've never met one, anyway) I had a girl in my art class with the the name Jaecker,(Jays-ker) she despised it. ("It sounds like 'Chase-Her!"
She went by Jace or her middle name and changed it when she got married.
My mom has lists of strange baby names since she used to fill paperwork at hospitals. She says you can always tell who the new soap opera stars are because there will be a bunch of new babies with those names. And most soap opera characters have dipstick names.
"All names where invented somewhere." All names used to mean something. Brianne (ie) means Strong, She ascends. Anthony means Priceless. Inventing your own word does not a name make, why not give the kid your name if you want to name them after something stupid.
Was that mean? That was mean. I'm sorry. Not nearly as sorry as your kid will be, but sorry none the less.
This is keeping me out of jail, folks.
I feel better now. I will probably feel less like strangling the next bubbleheaded parent that's trying to decide between 'Bryline' or 'Hannyston' for their precious unborn.
Like I said, I'm not here to hurt anyone. Please don't take me seriously, I truly mean no harm.
I don't mean to disparage all unique names, there are really cool, unique names, it's the names that are a combination of different syllables from other names that bother me.
And if you yell at me, I'll probably cry.
I mostly need to vent because I've reached the end of tolerating parents who come up with worse names for their kids than a 5 year old (or a celebrity) naming a hamster. (celebs think they can get away with a lot, why do we let them?!)
Today, I saw a little girl on tv with the name 'Natalie'.
But spelled is the most difficult and obscure way possible; K N A T Y L I E G H. Did you complete 4th grade spelling? Where you still on pain drugs when you signed the birth certificate? Did you think that's how that was spelled? Did you really think butchering your kid's name would help them in life?
No. All you were thinking about is 'how cool it would be to have a baby with this name!". Your daughter's a human being, not a poodle, who will AGE and is the actual person who has to live that name!
I don't understand the reasoning in naming your child either an average name in some obscure spelling or a name you probably made up that some how brings to mind a horrible disease or Star Wars creature. Why?!
And some are just plain dumb.
I was at the store and the kid in the cart next to mine was named "Saigebere" Sage-berry. What?!
And the worst part is, that the parents get all insulted and uppity when you're taken back by what the decided to name their child and it's your problem that you find the name weird.
"It's a greek mixed with welsh, it means 'beautiful gift'". That's very sweet, but is it worth it to explain that every time you introduce your kid?! No. It just makes you look like you're the receding tide on the intelligence pool, and I can honestly tell you that people feel sorry for your kid.
Oy.
And your kid never feels special.(I've never met one, anyway) I had a girl in my art class with the the name Jaecker,(Jays-ker) she despised it. ("It sounds like 'Chase-Her!"
She went by Jace or her middle name and changed it when she got married.
My mom has lists of strange baby names since she used to fill paperwork at hospitals. She says you can always tell who the new soap opera stars are because there will be a bunch of new babies with those names. And most soap opera characters have dipstick names.
"All names where invented somewhere." All names used to mean something. Brianne (ie) means Strong, She ascends. Anthony means Priceless. Inventing your own word does not a name make, why not give the kid your name if you want to name them after something stupid.
Was that mean? That was mean. I'm sorry. Not nearly as sorry as your kid will be, but sorry none the less.
This is keeping me out of jail, folks.
I feel better now. I will probably feel less like strangling the next bubbleheaded parent that's trying to decide between 'Bryline' or 'Hannyston' for their precious unborn.
Like I said, I'm not here to hurt anyone. Please don't take me seriously, I truly mean no harm.
I don't mean to disparage all unique names, there are really cool, unique names, it's the names that are a combination of different syllables from other names that bother me.
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