Names

A regular day. Nothing much going on except for work. Nothing much to write about today, so I figured I would put on my thinking cap (wonder who thought of that saying) and just ramble some.

I was thinking about the names that people name their children. Now, I say from the beginning that it is absolutely NONE of my business what people name their kids, so this is just my thinking out loud on the whole naming thing.

Honestly, Sunday, Apple, Suri, Shiloh, Moon Unit, Meadow -- what kind of names are they for little girls. Celebrity choices. I guess that we could say the same thing about Eula, Zorba, Edith, Gertrude, Maude, or my personal favorite, Doris. Those lovely names from previous generations.

What kind of names are those for little girls? How can you look into such sweet little baby faces and name them Eula or Doris? Those names don't evoke images of cute little girls. They make me think of really old ladies. Now that I am getting up in age, I feel like my name does fit me, sort of, possibly, kinda, or maybe in a few more years. We'll see. I'll get back to you on that.

I don't know of too many people who actually like their names. Of my two children, one does like their name and one doesn't particularly like their name. I thought they were beautiful names for my beautiful babies, or I wouldn't have picked them, would I? The thing is, when you name your kids, you are in your "generation." By the time they decide they don't like their name, they are in their "generation" and your choices are out-dated. Besides, they have heard their name thousands of times in different contexts, so they are probably more sick of hearing it than anything else.

You are never going to satisfy all people. If you pick a trendy name, you get grief about it. If you pick a non-trendy name, you get grief. If you pick a boy name for a girl, you get grief. If you pick a girl name for a boy...you get the drift--I needn't belabor this point.

Suffice it to say, you get to pick your child's name and no one should be able to naysay your choice. But, of course, everyone has an opinion and they can hardly restrain themselves from giving their opinion. I have that problem sometimes and I wonder, what was I thinking? They don't care about my opinion of their choice of name. Why try to spoil it for them? I am trying to be less critical of people's choices and less vocal about what I think about it if they choose the wrong name.

The thing is this, your child is going to be stuck with that name for the rest of their life. Be sure it is one that at least has a good monogram.