I have always known what I was going to name my daughter. That is, until there was a real possibility that I might have one. For reasons that I can't seem to fathom, I can't make myself settle on a name for a girl. DH is more than happy with some of the suggestions I have thrown out, but just when I start to think we have settled on one, I start to second-guessing.
Strangely enough, DH and I could never agree on a boy name before I was actually pregnant, but now I am totally sold on the boy name we have chosen.
I never realized before how huge the responsibility it is to pick a name for someone else to have for the rest of his or her life. I don't want to add to the inevitable years of therapy by saddling the child with a name that makes life more difficult.
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Just make sure it is a name that is easy to spell. I cannot say my maiden name (which was my last name and not valid to this conversation but it is just an example) without spelling it out loud.
It is a bit responsibility! I love names. I even hem and haw like that over animal names. When I was little, I used to do the same with my stuffed animals... crazy kid, that's me. :)
In teaching 8th grade for the past 5 years, every name that came up brought up memories of some weird/bad/delinquent/nutso child that I have taught...it was rough. I wish you luck on this journey and inevitably someone will always say something stupid...you'll get it right!
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