What's my childhood trauma, you ask?
15 years, 8 months & 9 days ago
23rd Feb 2009 08:44 Well, I have many, but there are only two that top the list of this snobby lady.
First of all, I am a name snob, a big one, deal with it. There are names you should give your children and there are names that you should not. Pilot Inspector, Moxie Crimefighter and Nevaeh fall under the category of NOT. Boys names on girls also fall under NOT, names are not trans gendered, people! And creative spellings, those are horrid, just horrid. Why would you make your child's life more difficult by naming her "Emmaa'Leighe" instead of Emily? It does not change anything, she'll still be Emily A in class, only the teacher will get frustrated with the spelling and think the parents might be illiterate.
And the reasoning to make your child 'more special' that way, that's a boost of confidence. This is my little rant about all of the lovely namers out there. So if you are planning on naming your girl: Madison, Addison, Neveah, Gracelyn, Analeigh (you know what this looks like) or anything like that in whatever spelling. Run it by me first and we'll both make the world a happier place.
Sincerely,
Your name snob. (of course taken with a pinch of salt, maybe
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