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BC&LM · May 2014

Any good ones?

BC&LM · May 2014

I hate clothes shopping. I'm heavier now, so that's a challenge in and of itself because the fashion industry apparently thinks fat people don't care about their clothes and designs the most hideous plus-sized clothing. But even when I was relatively thin, I hated it too--big hips and big chest=hard to find clothes that fit in those areas that don't drown you everywhere else.

BC&LM · May 2014

A second opinion--

To me, it's silly to reject a baby name you absolutely love just because it's popular. On the baby names board, I always seeing people saying, I love (insert name here) but I can't use it because it's number 25 (or #5 or #2) on the social security name list. I would rather choose a name I love and risk my son going by his first name and last initial in school than pick a name I only liked just so he wouldn't have the same name as someone else. (And if you can't tell from my little rant, that's what I did. I was slightly disappointed when I found out it's popular, but it was the only name my husband and I truly loved so we weren't going to change it just because we found out it was popular after picking it.)

WasNotWas · May 2014

I think Israel is in Africa (hehe, see I was lurking...I can't quit you bump!)

WasNotWas · May 2014

majwv8 said:
Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others. I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.

meee tooo...I have a girlfriend with a beautiful girl Cobie...her middle name has an accent on one of the letters, I'm like how is a first grader going to be able to spell or pronounce these names?!

[Deleted User] · May 2014

I will start a controversy over this...

I agree with cyber school but I don't believe in homeschooling when a parent is doing it past elementary or middle school (unless the parent is a certified teacher). The difference to me is that a certified teacher is instructing through cyber school and tracking progress. Maybe I'm ignorant to the resources available to homeschooled children as I have no experience with it. How could a parent possibly instruct on chemistry, geometry, etc?

numbersgirl08 · May 2014

WasNotWas said:
majwv8 said:
Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others. I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.

meee tooo...I have a girlfriend with a beautiful girl Cobie...her middle name has an accent on one of the letters, I'm like how is a first grader going to be able to spell or pronounce these names?!

Do you think she's going to have a problem with Cobie or just the MN? Because Cobie seems fine to me!

numbersgirl08 · May 2014

I guess I'm unpopular with others in this thread but we didn't want a popular name and def considered popularity when looking at names. We vetoed any in the top 25. But that doesn't mean we wanted a you-neek name. There are a lot of names that aren't really popular that are beautiful, legit, correctly spelled names.

kelseypie · May 2014

majwv8 said:
Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others.

I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.

Yeah, but there are lots of choices in between top 25 and stupid made up names (which I can't stand either). To each their own, but I'd rather my kid had a name that wasn't heard often. I think it helps them to stand out and be more memorable. Of course, their personalities do that too, but as far as impressions go I think it's nice to stand out. Unless your name is Dyamond or sumshit.

That being said, I have a William (who is a 3rd, not much choice there). Mega popular. We started with the intention of using the nn Liam, because I really like the name and wasn't over the moon about William, but there are so effing many Liams around we switched to William. And the name William really grew on me and seems to suit him. And at least it's a little less popular. Oh well. But for our next one, I'm choosing, and it will be a classic name but not a chart topper. May not be for everyone, but doesn't really seem side eye worthy.

WasNotWas · May 2014

numbersgirl08 said:

majwv8 said:
Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others. I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.
meee tooo...I have a girlfriend with a beautiful girl Cobie...her middle name has an accent on one of the letters, I'm like how is a first grader going to be able to spell or pronounce these names?!
Do you think she's going to have a problem with Cobie or just the MN? Because Cobie seems fine to me!

Well, their last name lends Cobie to be a steak-related nickname, which isn't the best for a girl, but yeah, the combo of first middle last will be a tongue twister, let alone trying to spell it out.

I will qualify all my name-related issues with the fact that my name is Breanna and is pronounced Breeeee-ann-na and (sorry to anyone I'm offending) I don't think any of the other (mis)spellings of my name can be reasonably pronounced the same (Briana, Brianna, etc)

riansmommie · May 2014

I'm another who is on the opposite side of names. For the one on the way we actually took names off our for sure list because they are gaining in popularity.

BC&LM · May 2014

majwv8 said:

Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others. I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.

I agree with all of this! In fact, if I remember your daughter's name correctly, it was one of the ones we really liked if we had a girl.

mom22labs · May 2014

Long time lurker here. While we are on the topic, what do you all think about the name Norella? I always like Ella but my DH wanted something a little unique. Her middle name is Jo. I just want some honest opinions. Thanks!

riansmommie · May 2014

@WasNotWas‌ I'm a Brianna and everyone says it like how your name is pronounced but mine is actually
bre-ON-na, I always asked my mom why she didn't spell my name Brionna that way people would pronounce it correctly. Lol

BC&LM · May 2014

PSNLS said:

I will start a controversy over this... I agree with cyber school but I don't believe in homeschooling when a parent is doing it past elementary or middle school (unless the parent is a certified teacher). The difference to me is that a certified teacher is instructing through cyber school and tracking progress. Maybe I'm ignorant to the resources available to homeschooled children as I have no experience with it. How could a parent possibly instruct on chemistry, geometry, etc?

In general, I'm not a huge fan of homeschooling, but I think it makes sense in some situations. Also, I feel that there are some people who don't have a certification who could handle home schooling on their own with the proper resources. I actually would feel more comfortable teaching the high school subjects to my son than the stuff they do in the lower grades. If they get behind in reading and math early on, it's much harder to get them back on grade level than later in life.

BC&LM · May 2014

numbersgirl08 said:

I guess I'm unpopular with others in this thread but we didn't want a popular name and def considered popularity when looking at names. We vetoed any in the top 25. But that doesn't mean we wanted a you-neek name. There are a lot of names that aren't really popular that are beautiful, legit, correctly spelled names.

I don't think there is necessarily anything wrong with that if you truly love a name that is less popular. But I don't understand when people say the only name I love is X, but I can't use it because it's number 20. Plus, a "popular" name today isn't the same as a popular name twenty to thirty years ago; the top 5 names now make up a much smaller percent of the overall names than back when we were kids.

BC&LM · May 2014

kelseypie said:

Obviously I agree @BC&LM‌, I would rather have a name that was too popular, then a made up name that no one knows how to spell or pronounce. I know O's name is super popular, but we both really liked it and we don't know any others. I'm super opinionated about names. Made up and/or misspelled names make me super ragey.
Yeah, but there are lots of choices in between top 25 and stupid made up names (which I can't stand either). To each their own, but I'd rather my kid had a name that wasn't heard often. I think it helps them to stand out and be more memorable. Of course, their personalities do that too, but as far as impressions go I think it's nice to stand out. Unless your name is Dyamond or sumshit. That being said, I have a William (who is a 3rd, not much choice there). Mega popular. We started with the intention of using the nn Liam, because I really like the name and wasn't over the moon about William, but there are so effing many Liams around we switched to William. And the name William really grew on me and seems to suit him. And at least it's a little less popular. Oh well. But for our next one, I'm choosing, and it will be a classic name but not a chart topper. May not be for everyone, but doesn't really seem side eye worthy.

As a teacher who has encountered both common and uncommon names, I tend to disagree with this (bolded above) unless it's an extremely unusual name. The kids who stand out to me out of the hundreds I have taught over the past 10+ years are totally due to personality, and some of them had very common names. I can only think of a couple that stand out due to uncommon names, and that was because they were EXTREMELY unique (basically made-up.)

WasNotWas · May 2014

riansmommie said:

@WasNotWas‌ I'm a Brianna and everyone says it like how your name is pronounced but mine is actually bre-ON-na, I always asked my mom why she didn't spell my name Brionna that way people would pronounce it correctly. Lol

I would always pronounce your name correctly!!! We could hold hands and whisper our names to each other

amie444 · May 2014

I am Amie- suppose to be pronounced 'Ah-May" Well that didn't happen, my mom got tired of correcting people. So I am Amie spelled a weird way. Oh Well. I stayed away from the popular names because I didn't want my DD to have the same name as everyone else. Amy was one of the most popular names for 7 years when I was born. So we went traditional and no weird spelling. And named her after my mom. Her Daycare has been open for 7 years and she is the first Nancy to attend.

WasNotWas · May 2014

amie444 said:

I am Amie- suppose to be pronounced 'Ah-May" Well that didn't happen, my mom got tired of correcting people. So I am Amie spelled a weird way. Oh Well. I stayed away from the popular names because I didn't want my DD to have the same name as everyone else. Amy was one of the most popular names for 7 years when I was born. So we went traditional and no weird spelling. And named her after my mom. Her Daycare has been open for 7 years and she is the first Nancy to attend.

I LOVE the name Nancy!! And my girlfriend named her daughter Anne, with the expectation that people would pronounce it "Ann-eeeee" When we told her to spell it Annie, she said she didn't want her to have to say "with an I", and we are all like, yeah but now she has to say her name is "ann-eee" not anne...

numbersgirl08 · May 2014

WasNotWas said:

amie444 said:

I am Amie- suppose to be pronounced 'Ah-May" Well that didn't happen, my mom got tired of correcting people. So I am Amie spelled a weird way. Oh Well. I stayed away from the popular names because I didn't want my DD to have the same name as everyone else. Amy was one of the most popular names for 7 years when I was born. So we went traditional and no weird spelling. And named her after my mom. Her Daycare has been open for 7 years and she is the first Nancy to attend.

I LOVE the name Nancy!! And my girlfriend named her daughter Anne, with the expectation that people would pronounce it "Ann-eeeee" When we told her to spell it Annie, she said she didn't want her to have to say "with an I", and we are all like, yeah but now she has to say her name is "ann-eee" not anne...

Wha??? This leaves me speechless.

amie444 · May 2014

I missed last weeks UO so I hope I am not repeating but I hate Smash Cakes and Smash Cake pictures. Cute maybe but to buy a cake just to be smashed seems like a waste of a perfectly good cake.

itsStackie · May 2014

Alright. I am joining in on this home schooling thing. I know there are programs where you still go to class sometimes during the week, but I know a lot of schooling was also group projects and presentations. I always thought they were dumb, but now in the business world, I am so glad we did them.

ilovemarfa · May 2014

We name our kids after saints. Ds1 has an unusual name but ds2's name is fairly common. My parents say that ds1 will drop his first name and go by his middle name but I doubt it. Everybody says how they love it.

I know 2 homeschooling families. My ob has 12 kids and his wife, a physician turned sahm, home schools them. Their oldest children are in medical school and I'm sure the younger ones will follow suit. The other family has extremely intelligent children as well. I think that homeschooling works for some people.

I also think cake smashing photos are silly.

itsStackie · May 2014

A lot of people think my LO's name is made up, but it was my great-grandmother's name and had a 2% popularity when she was born, so I know she wasn't the only one.

I like that it's unique, but probably won't go so unique for siblings.

jennOK · May 2014

I don't think kids need a birthday party every year.

TheTamedShrew · May 2014

I hope I don't get flamed for this.I think prayer requests shouldn't be posted in the spam thread.

I only say this because I felt like my prayer request kind of shut down the fun mood of that thread for a couple of pages, and I didn't want anyone to feel bad for posting something unrelated or light hearted under my heavy post or feel guilty for not tagging me. I won't post another one in the spam thread again. I now feel like the spam thread should be reserved for fun, bitching, discussions, gifs, and other randomness. This isn't aimed at anyone who has posted a prayer request other than myself.

Eta: wording

musicalsilver · May 2014

mcbush said:

My UO: I don't think wearing your seat belt should be a law, over the age of 18. I also don't think it should be a law to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Stupid not to? of course, on both accounts. But no seat belts fit me correctly no matter how I adjust them and the result is uncomfortable rubbing on my hip or neck.

(I don't feel terribly strongly about this UO, and could be persuaded differently.)

I feel they should be. It's a ridiculously easy step to take that could very well save your life the event of an accident.

That being said, I believe in my state that if you're over 18 and in the back seat you don't have to wear a belt.

ASmallWonder · May 2014

WasNotWas said:

amie444 said:

I am Amie- suppose to be pronounced 'Ah-May" Well that didn't happen, my mom got tired of correcting people. So I am Amie spelled a weird way. Oh Well. I stayed away from the popular names because I didn't want my DD to have the same name as everyone else. Amy was one of the most popular names for 7 years when I was born. So we went traditional and no weird spelling. And named her after my mom. Her Daycare has been open for 7 years and she is the first Nancy to attend.

I LOVE the name Nancy!! And my girlfriend named her daughter Anne, with the expectation that people would pronounce it "Ann-eeeee" When we told her to spell it Annie, she said she didn't want her to have to say "with an I", and we are all like, yeah but now she has to say her name is "ann-eee" not anne...

LOL that she thought she'd have to say "Annie with an I." No one is named Anny lol

Megan32290 · May 2014

As far as seatbelts and helmets go, I definitely think it should be illegal not to wear them at any age. It may be your own life that you're risking, however; in the event of a severe accident in which you are thrown from the vehicle, you won't be the one to have to clean up and save yourself. I have seen some pretty harsh accident scenes, and IMO, it's not fair to the EMT's, paramedics, law enforcement, etc. Not when wearing a seatbelt or helmet takes such little effort.

BC&LM · May 2014

wren1212 said:

mcbush said:

My UO: I don't think wearing your seat belt should be a law, over the age of 18. I also don't think it should be a law to wear a helmet on a motorcycle. Stupid not to? of course, on both accounts. But no seat belts fit me correctly no matter how I adjust them and the result is uncomfortable rubbing on my hip or neck.

(I don't feel terribly strongly about this UO, and could be persuaded differently.)

I assume the thinking is that non-seatbelt wearers could become projectiles and seriously injure others in a bad crash. From a public health perspective, it makes sense.

This is my thinking.

TheTamedShrew · May 2014

This might be more of a FFFC, but I don't get all teary over E turning one. I feel like I should be, and maybe it just hasn't hit me yet (her birthday is still a month away). I really just like this stage that she is in right now much more than when she was a pet rock and I was nursing around the clock. I definitely cherished those times, but I love being able to take her everywhere, play with her, and teach her things now. I don't really miss the newborn phase and I definitely don't have baby fever yet.

TheTamedShrew · May 2014

jennOK said:

I don't think kids need a birthday party every year.

So how do you decide which year to give them one? I'm not really into birthday parties under the age of 3, but I don't get this. Do you throw them one every other year?

musicalsilver · May 2014

@stargazer763 - I definitely agree. Both sets of parents send us a card, and the ILs maybe put in a small check, but even that seems above and beyond. My older brother did explicitly tell me when I got married that he'd be more excited the longer we stayed married, but that doesn't mean he's sending us stuff now ;-)

@LimaBeanMOM - LO goes by his middle name too. It's tradition in DH's family, so we just put the name we wanted to call him in the middle and the more family/traditional name up front. I like that it gives LO some options. DH has decided to keep being called by his middle name into adulthood, but his brother decided that he had outgrown that and now goes by his first name (though that was a doozy of hard transition for close family!).

In terms of popularity of names - it doesn't really bother me to name a kid a name that's on the tops of the SSA list. My name was super popular, and I think one year at summer camp there were 7 of us. Didn't bother me at all, and it was kind of fun! As long as it's a name that you like and think is right for your LO - go for it. That being said, one of DH's favorite girl names is #3 on the SSA list for 2013, so I might encourage us to look at the other names on our list (with the giant assumption that we might have a girl at some point).

megaroo64 · May 2014

About seatbelts - Yeah yeah.. they are uncomfortable, but I hear being dead is way more uncomfortable. It drives me crazy that people don't wear seat belts. If it is cutting in to your neck, you can get a seat belt adjusting clips to make it cross your body at a more comfortable place (They sell two packs of them on Amazon for $8). I don't use them now, but I did as a kid - work wonders.

And about birthday parties- we didn't have a birthday party every year when I was growing up. We celebrated our birthday every year, but we didn't have a full out party every year. I am not sure how it was really decided, but I felt like I had a big friends birthday party maybe like every other year and none of us really had parties until we were 5. B is having a party this year, but after this year, we will probably just have our parents over for the next couple years and then have something on the bigger side with his friends when he turns 5.

Murphie82 · May 2014

On the seat belt/helmet topic, it's not only about dying. There is also the possibility of being paralyzed or otherwise disabled for the rest of your life. Just not worth the risk IMO and, to me, drives home the point someone else made: It's not just about you. Someone will have to care for you, which means their entire life changes too. Add to that the medical bills that you may not be able to cover for the rest of your life, and it becomes everyone's issue/cost to bear.

musicalsilver · May 2014

mcbush said:
Disagree. I never intend on calling Lucy by her given name (Lucille) but wanted her to have the option growing up to change what she wants to be called (Lu, Cille (like Seal), Cillia, Cici, Lucky, whatever). I also think that names that are too cutesy/little girl have a hard time being taken seriously in the corporate world. Just my (maybe unpopular) opinion.

Tee hee.

The biologist in me knows that the nn you mentioned has two l's, but I had to throw this out there.

Back on topic though - I agree with you @mcbush. I think there are definitely names that are appropriate for children that don't do as well on adults (though I don't think Lucy comes off as immature at all) - so it's nice to have a more formal version of your name to fall back on.

GraceInCA · May 2014

I think that in 99.99% of cases, homeschooling is a horrible decision. Sure, I might be smarter and more capable than one or two of my kids' teachers, but collectively, their knowledge and experience is a thousand times greater than mine. Plus, in the real world, you have to get up at a certain time, get yourself showered and dressed, and get out there and interact with people. In many situations, lots of people. Even in homeschooling situations where you have lots of great activities planned, it's not a substitute for daily, prolonged interaction with peers. Some of my most difficult and challenging tasks in school as a kid took place when I had to work in groups (I prefer to work alone), but that also ended up being one of the greatest benefits of my school career. The lessons and values I learned in those situations I still carry. You can't duplicate a school setting when you homeschool.

I have a friend who homeschools and one of the things she says is, "We slept in as late as we wanted and didn't even have to get out of our pajamas!" Yeah, it's great since your daughter is 8 years old, but it's going to be a rude awakening for her when she had to get up and go to a job.

itsStackie · May 2014

Hi @GraceInCA‌ :-h

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