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danabsd · March 2014

A little laugh from A14. https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12293029/help-with-names

PenelopePond · March 2014

) I just woke DH. I was laughing so hard he thought I was crying.

MississippiCatfish · March 2014

Woah. She joined TB in 2008...how did she not see it coming?

ShadowsRainFalls · March 2014

This def. had me laughing out loud. Ty. Ty so so so much.

LyndseylovesHugh · March 2014

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread, it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

LyndseylovesHugh · March 2014

harti09 said:

LyndseylovesHugh said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread, it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

I hadn't thought about it like that. It's pretty messed up if you view it in that light. I'd be really upset if 5 pages of jokes were made about my kids' names.

I assumed she was a random drive by. I just looked at her profile and it appears she's posted from almost the beginning on that BMB.

Ouch.

She probably won't be anymore, haha.

melody921 · March 2014

LyndseylovesHugh said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread, it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. Is it a ridiculous name? Yes. Should people be making fun of it when she already chose it for a child? No. The girl who pointed out that she didn't really give any naming parameters had a point, but it did get pretty mean in that post.

kelbel527 · March 2014

melody921 said:

LyndseylovesHugh said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread, it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. Is it a ridiculous name? Yes. Should people be making fun of it when she already chose it for a child? No. The girl who pointed out that she didn't really give any naming parameters had a point, but it did get pretty mean in that post.

Especially the person who said, "that damage can't be undone". If she's for real, she can't change what she already named her first child and insulting it isn't helpful.

Were the responses funny? Yes. But that's her child's name!

bosha711 · March 2014

LyndseylovesHugh said:
The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. [b]I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread[/b], it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

I disagree. All the responses that gave names spelled with Ys in them, were answering her question...based on the little info she actually provided, which was what her current kid's name is.

It's logical to assume she likes names misspelled with random Ys in them.

Like one of the posters in that thread said - if she has a problem with the suggestions being made, it's as if she's saying she had a problem with her current kid's name.

And I agree with the PP in this thread - how did she not see this coming?

MarisaKathleen · March 2014

I feel no sympathy for her or the mean comments that were made about her current kid's name. It's ridiculous.

willy_gert · March 2014

The suggestions were funny, at first, then they got ridiculous. I think the one poster went over the line with the "that can't be undone" post, but I don't the others were trying to make fun of the kid that is already here.

How do you think that would have gone down here when we were 8+ months pregnant? Probably about the same.... Would be my guess.

danabsd · March 2014

I think OPs been around TB for long enough to guess how a vague what should I name kid post would go over. Especially with the only an e. To go off of being YOUnique as it is. And she got real nasty with people real quick. That aspect may have gone differently if she hadn't called everyone bitches more than once.

willy_gert · March 2014

danabsd said:

I think OPs been around TB for long enough to guess how a vague what should I name kid post would go over. Especially with the only an e. To go off of being YOUnique as it is. And she got real nasty with people real quick. That aspect may have gone differently if she hadn't called everyone bitches more than once.

Agreed and they were right that she did fill the bingo card pretty damn fast!

LyndseylovesHugh · March 2014

IndigoVader said:
Ouch. I think that was beyond rude. Some of you have become my friends, and at one point in time, you thought/may still think what I have named my kids is unique or strange. Would you tell me that? Would you sit there and make fun of me or tell me that the damage can't be undone to Vader? You may think it, but most likely wouldn't say it, because it is seriously shitty for an adult to make fun of a child's name. Blah.Stupid Bump.

This was my point. She may just be a random person to them and not their friend, but what good comes from page after page of rude comments about her kid's name? I'm sure she knows that Bostyn would not go over well here, but the entire thread was uncalled for.

LyndseylovesHugh · March 2014

bosha711 said:

LyndseylovesHugh said:
The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. [b]I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread[/b], it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.
I disagree. All the responses that gave names spelled with Ys in them, were answering her question...based on the little info she actually provided, which was what her current kid's name is.

It's logical to assume she likes names misspelled with random Ys in them.

Like one of the posters in that thread said - if she has a problem with the suggestions being made, it's as if she's saying she had a problem with her current kid's name.

And I agree with the PP in this thread - how did she not see this coming?

Some may have been real suggestions, but most of those "suggestions" were to make fun of her DDs names. I mean, my DD is Audrey, if I came on here asking for name suggestions would you only give me names that started with A because that's obviously what I like? Or would you give me some other suggestions that were a similar style? And if I didn't want more A names does that mean I must not like my
DDs name?

Eta: if she came on saying that she was thinking about naming DD Bostyn (as if the baby was not born yet) and asked for opinions or other suggestions then I would not think this post was rude. In that case she asked for opinions and should have known what she was getting in to.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

I thought it was hilarious/witty and downright mean.

And nobody was 'answering her question' - give me a fucking break.

I have a lot of hilarious things that never make it out of my brain because they're mean. It really stifles my creativity

AlinnJo · March 2014

It was funny and I laughed. I didn't like the direct call outs making fun of her child's name. That was harsh. Then again, she kinda set herself up when she asked the way open ended question. She should have added som parameters. She didn't and posters saw that as an excuse to post anything that came to mind.

bosha711 · March 2014

LyndseylovesHugh said:

bosha711 said:

LyndseylovesHugh said:
The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. [b]I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread[/b], it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.
I disagree. All the responses that gave names spelled with Ys in them, were answering her question...based on the little info she actually provided, which was what her current kid's name is.

It's logical to assume she likes names misspelled with random Ys in them.

Like one of the posters in that thread said - if she has a problem with the suggestions being made, it's as if she's saying she had a problem with her current kid's name.

And I agree with the PP in this thread - how did she not see this coming?
Some may have been real suggestions, but most of those "suggestions" were to make fun of her DDs names. I mean, my DD is Audrey, if I came on here asking for name suggestions would you only give me names that started with A because that's obviously what I like? Or would you give me some other suggestions that were a similar style? And if I didn't want more A names does that mean I must not like my
DDs name?

Eta: if she came on saying that she was thinking about naming DD Bostyn (as if the baby was not born yet) and asked for opinions or other suggestions then I would not think this post was rude. In that case she asked for opinions and should have known what she was getting in to.

Posting saying your kid's name is Audrey is totally different than saying your kid's name is Bostyn, bc to me, Audrey is not a "youneek" name. But, if that was the only info you gave us, then yes, I would offer names that started with A & also names in that similar style.

If other posters asked you to be more specific in your criteria, and you didn't respond other than to call us bitches, then you can't really blame others for continuing the over the top responses.

JMO

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

bosha711 said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. [b]I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread[/b], it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.
I disagree. All the responses that gave names spelled with Ys in them, were answering her question...based on the little info she actually provided, which was what her current kid's name is. It's logical to assume she likes names misspelled with random Ys in them. Like one of the posters in that thread said - if she has a problem with the suggestions being made, it's as if she's saying she had a problem with her current kid's name. And I agree with the PP in this thread - how did she not see this coming?
Some may have been real suggestions, but most of those "suggestions" were to make fun of her DDs names. I mean, my DD is Audrey, if I came on here asking for name suggestions would you only give me names that started with A because that's obviously what I like? Or would you give me some other suggestions that were a similar style? And if I didn't want more A names does that mean I must not like my DDs name? Eta: if she came on saying that she was thinking about naming DD Bostyn (as if the baby was not born yet) and asked for opinions or other suggestions then I would not think this post was rude. In that case she asked for opinions and should have known what she was getting in to.
Posting saying your kid's name is Audrey is totally different than saying your kid's name is Bostyn, bc to me, Audrey is not a "youneek" name. But, if that was the only info you gave us, then yes, I would offer names that started with A & also names in that similar style. If other posters asked you to be more specific in your criteria, and you didn't respond other than to call us bitches, then you can't really blame others for continuing the over the top responses. JMO

There is a reason I fell off my chair laughing when I read the first response. And the second. And the fiftieth. They were a mockery, and meant to be hilarious. And they were.

I really don't think you can argue that they were serious suggestions. Not in that context. The bitches comment has nothing to do with you arguing that those were legit/innocent recommendations.

bosha711 · March 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

bosha711 said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. [b]I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread[/b], it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.
I disagree. All the responses that gave names spelled with Ys in them, were answering her question...based on the little info she actually provided, which was what her current kid's name is. It's logical to assume she likes names misspelled with random Ys in them. Like one of the posters in that thread said - if she has a problem with the suggestions being made, it's as if she's saying she had a problem with her current kid's name. And I agree with the PP in this thread - how did she not see this coming?
Some may have been real suggestions, but most of those "suggestions" were to make fun of her DDs names. I mean, my DD is Audrey, if I came on here asking for name suggestions would you only give me names that started with A because that's obviously what I like? Or would you give me some other suggestions that were a similar style? And if I didn't want more A names does that mean I must not like my DDs name? Eta: if she came on saying that she was thinking about naming DD Bostyn (as if the baby was not born yet) and asked for opinions or other suggestions then I would not think this post was rude. In that case she asked for opinions and should have known what she was getting in to.
Posting saying your kid's name is Audrey is totally different than saying your kid's name is Bostyn, bc to me, Audrey is not a "youneek" name. But, if that was the only info you gave us, then yes, I would offer names that started with A & also names in that similar style. If other posters asked you to be more specific in your criteria, and you didn't respond other than to call us bitches, then you can't really blame others for continuing the over the top responses. JMO

There is a reason I fell off my chair laughing when I read the first response. And the second. And the fiftieth. They were a mockery, and meant to be hilarious. And they were.

I really don't think you can argue that they were serious suggestions. Not in that context. The bitches comment has nothing to do with you arguing that those were legit/innocent recommendations.

The very first response is "Dallys Hope".

How is this any different than Bostyn Grace?

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

ETA: Meant to quote Bosha, and added clarity

bosha711 said:

The very first response is "Dallys Hope".

How is this any different than Bostyn Grace?

All of the names were clearly making fun of her (except Detroyt Harmony and Bruchlynn Fayth, which I believed to be genuine suggestions).

[City name misspelled with a Y] + [virtue middle name]

It was hilarious (eta: and mean). What's your problem here?

Q: Hi, my son's name is Richard Johnson. Do you have any first name suggestions for boy #2?

A: Willy or Peter, for sure. Equally classic names.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

@tinyhumantoe I'm confused, who are you asking what the problem is?

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

@tinyhumantoe I'm confused, who are you asking what the problem is?

Oooops, the comment above mine. Bosha and I had been going back and forth a couple times.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

@indigovader

I'm afraid my original response got lost up there. Just in case you were thinking I was defending the thread, I wasn't. I thought it was hilarious/witty, and mean. It made me sad.

hmp1 · March 2014

LyndseylovesHugh said:

The BNB linked this earlier and I actually found it really rude. At least on the BNB board it is an unwritten rule that you do not talk shit about the name of a child that is already here. Is her DD's name terrible? Yes. But that had nothing to do with her question and it was just uncalled for everyone to make fun of the name. I do not think I saw one actual answer to her original question in that thread, it was just 5 pages of making fun of the name of a child who is already here.

1000 times this. I was shocked at the first page that I didn't read any further. Don't make fun of named children is a golden rule to follow. And by providing her daughter's name it does show her naming style = unique mixed with trendy.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

Oh man, I just read the thread again and I did not do a good job conveying how the thread made me feel. It was mean. I felt like I was being honest when I said it was hilarious, because it really made me laugh hard at first. But half way through the second page, when I expected 20 people to come white knight or at least offer nice suggestions/support, and only one person did, it wasn't funny to me anymore.

I guess I feel like the indirect mockery was just as hurtful as the direct comment about her child's name. Anyway, now I'm regretful that I may have come across as mean in this thread by even admitting I laughed. Blech.

hmp1 · March 2014

As a former reg on the BNB, I can tell you that many people post "What is a good sibset for James Sawyer"? It opens up the responses to include things you might not have thought about while still showing the style of name we like. People always give multiple name suggestions. The way those responses were done, it was obvious mocking. I mean if IV had asked for a sibset name for Indy and people only gave color names as their option, that is obvious mocking and not helpful.

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

IndigoVader said:

tinyhumantoe said:

@indigovader

I'm afraid my original response got lost up there. Just in case you were thinking I was defending the thread, I wasn't. I thought it was hilarious/witty, and mean. It made me sad.

Oh no, I was just commenting on the others that she should have expected it. I full on expected to be criticized for naming Vader the way I did BEFORE he was born. I was not prepared to have someone comment on Indigo's name, or for people on here to continue to have a problem/make jokes with Vader's name after birth. Luckily that has stopped, but it took a while for that sting to go away. My kids are awesome, no matter what I call them.

Ok, I wasn't sure

I've gotten criticism on W's name. You're right that I expected that before she was born. But thinking about others (or their snatchy mothers) criticizing her, to her face or behind her back, makes me feel ill. Luckily I have confidence that she'll be a huge personality and I hope to raise her with confidence, empathy, and a mean upper hook.

melody921 · March 2014

IndigoVader said:

tinyhumantoe said:

@indigovader

I'm afraid my original response got lost up there. Just in case you were thinking I was defending the thread, I wasn't. I thought it was hilarious/witty, and mean. It made me sad.

Oh no, I was just commenting on the others that she should have expected it. I full on expected to be criticized for naming Vader the way I did BEFORE he was born. I was not prepared to have someone comment on Indigo's name, or for people on here to continue to have a problem/make jokes with Vader's name after birth. Luckily that has stopped, but it took a while for that sting to go away. My kids are awesome, no matter what I call them.

@IndigoVader, people on TB made fun of your names? That's just shitty. I missed the back story on this. Did you ever say why they're named what they are?

tinyhumantoe · March 2014

@indigovader I love it! I actually love your names. And I actually like Boston for a girl. Bostyn isn't my style, but the y's in names are very common and that little girl will probably rock it.

Old fogies always triple question my name, and I've been told to go by Samantha professionally because Sam is confusing to people. I just LOL about it. Nobody ever forgets my name, so there's that. It's bizarre to me that people think it's uncommon.

bosha711 · March 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

MRoxy0628 said:

@tinyhumantoe I'm confused, who are you asking what the problem is?

Oooops, the comment above mine. Bosha and I had been going back and forth a couple times.

Thanks for clarifying, although I'm still not really sure why you think I have a problem? Minus a few responses that took it too far, I think the responses were funny & on par with what the OP brought to the table. Hope that clarifies things for you, from my end.

Nita2603 · March 2014

Man, that was good.

redneckmomma25 · March 2014

That was pretty rude and in poor taste. Just because someone brings it on themselves does not make it ok nor is it an open invite for mockery. And being 8 months pregnant and hormonal does not make it ok either.

melody921 · March 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

@indigovader I love it! I actually love your names. And I actually like Boston for a girl. Bostyn isn't my style, but the y's in names are very common and that little girl will probably rock it.

Old fogies always triple question my name, and I've been told to go by Samantha professionally because Sam is confusing to people. I just LOL about it. Nobody ever forgets my name, so there's that. It's bizarre to me that people think it's uncommon.

Wait, Sam/Samantha is uncommon, or is Sam short for something else? What is so confusing about it? People are dumb. My name gets mistaken for a man's weekly.

Hyaline · March 2014

It was hilarious until the poster directly made fun of her daughter's name. That wasn't ok. The first few comments, though--city name with y and virtue middle--I saw no problem with, as I read them at poking fun at the extreme vagueness of her post, not her child's actual name. Like if someone said "My daughter is Ruby May, what should I name #2?" I would see "Malachite July" as a perfectly acceptable snarky answer, but "gem names are stupid" as unacceptable and cruel.

Even if it's "normal" on BNB to post NO info at all aside from sib names. I lurk there occasionally and just eyeroll those posts. It's your kid's name--you have *got* to have more vested interest and opinion than just "If #1 is X, what should #2 be?" (Clearly, the reason I lurk instead of posting replies on BNB.)

MarisaKathleen · March 2014

I fully expected people to say something to me when we named our baby Nancy. Seriously. Who names a baby Nancy anymore? Sure, it's not unique, but the only thing anyone thinks of is their great aunt Nancy or so and so's Mom, Nancy.

I've gotten a few comments IRL and I'm just not bothered by it. The only people who have said stuff to me probably have a kid with a youneek name at home anyway.

I get what you're all saying about the thread being mean, but seriously. It's the Internet. She named her kid Bostyn. It is literally the stupidest name I have seen on TB. I would never tell someone the name they picked for their kid was stupid but I could see why with no other context the other posters gave such ridiculous suggestions.

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