Why do people do this to their children?!

panicked228

An aquaintance of mine just posted a picture of her beautiful baby girl. Her name? Shlylettah. Shlylettah. Oh. My. Lord.

Chevy412

Wow. My sisters and I have unique names with strange spellings but nothing compared to that. I don't even know how to pronounce that.

Chrissy1019

Poor thing. I'm predicting a lot of teasing around the 4th grade with that name. People think they're SO creative with these names, but the kids are really going to suffer!!

karen_loy

I don't even know how to pronunce that, poor kid, some parent just don't think

bobbyruth

blondek8

Ew. How do you even pronouce that? $100 says that kid gets a real short, easy to say nickname in a week.

panicked228

I just talked to another friend of mine. Apparently your pronounce it "Shl-eye-lett-ah."

QueenBee320

Ugh! People are so dumb!  Why?  Ugh! I'm in a great mood this morning obvs!

CAM718

panicked228:

I just talked to another friend of mine. Apparently your pronounce it "Shl-eye-lett-ah."

That is a tongue twister, I had to say it out loud a few times before I got it! 

Yules

Hahaha, that reminded me of a chapter on Malcolm Gladwell's book on names and the influence they have on the child's success in life. One of the kids he mentioned was named Shithead...meant to be pronounced Shih - teed.

HairStylinWifey

panicked228:

I just talked to another friend of mine. Apparently your pronounce it "Shl-eye-lett-ah."

Hmm..still not sure how to pronounce it. The parents get a big ol thumbs up for this one!

MSC03

Wow. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make the "Shl" sound. That is freaking hellatrocious. 

kerribear1717

I used to work with a lady with a similar name.  She went by Lita (leeta).

CinemaGoddess

Fast forward about 10 years and the kid will be called "Sh!ttylah".