Your child could be a criminal if...

[Pami]

Another WTF moment of the day...

What's in a name? Maybe a criminal future - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com

*goes through her baby name list and scratches off a few dozen ideas*

 

[Mrs. Hoppes]

Well, we wouldn't want criminals to take personal responsibility. The "My mommy didn't love me enough" excuse got old so they have to come up with other excuses instead of having the criminals say "I did it and I have no one to blame but me so lock me away."

 

[Turn Key]

How would you pronounce this child’s name? "Le-a"???

It's pronounced "Ledasha" Oh yes... you read it right.

When the mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said

"the dash don't be silent."

My bet is the mother isn't writing in Ron Paul.


(I've shared this one before in forum posts, it still cracks me up when I see the name).


TK

 

[paddling_man]

Stacey. My name is "Stacey."

b-ring
"Hi, we're looking for Stacey. Is she in?"
Bass voice: "This is HE."

Thank gawd I hit 225# and 6'3". Keep your cute or gender-mushy names. My roommate in college? "Kelly." Yep, Kelly and Stacey.

I've got a son of my own now. Name? Gabe.

 

[esrice]

Stacey. My name is "Stacey."

b-ring
"Hi, we're looking for Stacey. Is she in?"
Bass voice: "This is HE."

Thank gawd I hit 225# and 6'3". Keep your cute or gender-mushy names. My roommate in college? "Kelly." Yep, Kelly and Stacey.

I've got a son of my own now. Name? Gabe.

Good stuff!!


I know a guy named Stacey and he's a big boy too.


That Kelly and Stacey thing is pretty good though!

 

[jeremy]

Kelly and Stacey I bet there is quite a lot of bar fights there!

 

[techres]

Conform now!

 

[paddling_man]

Kelly and Stacey I bet there is quite a lot of bar fights there!

I'm just a quiet, humble, peaceful man trying to make it in a cold, harsh world.


Funny thing was, if buddies (guys) were coming to our dorm/apt., the girlfriends had all kinds of questions about the the heck "Kelly and Stacey" were.

Girls? No questions from boyfriends.

 

[spasmo]

I do truly believe that the name you give a child can reflect poorly upon that child. If your kid goes through school with a name that can easily be made fun of, it will indeed be used that way. Depending on how that kid can accept the teasing can determine how they will grow up. You can love your kid tremendously and that love from just a parent may or may not be enough if the kid is getting picked on.

 

[dburkhead]

My wife's last name is Tsuboi (she kept her last name when we were married). Most English speakers, when attempting to pronounce it, come up with something close to "Sue Boy."

I absolutely refused to have that name attached to our children. I had enough trouble with "corruptions" of my own name growing up, but "Sue Boy."

I want no child of mine thinking he or she was living in a Johnny Cash song.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

A good friend of mine in college has a sister named Ryan.

Ryan began dating and eventually married Brian.

Ryan and Brian.

Raised an eyebrow or two when ever I'd tell folks who I'd been hanging out with. hehe

-J-

 

[ATF Consumer]

My name is Tracy and I had a girlfriend named Traci way back in high school.

I use to get made fun of as a child, I sometimes disliked my name, wanting to change it or use my middle name, but now I like it. Plus I think my middle name is nerdy...Eugene

It's still pretty funny because sales people come in all of the time looking for Tracy and I say "That's me!" and they are always baffled and stumbling for words.

 

[Benny]

I guess my son Xander is screwed.

 

[dburkhead]

I guess my son Xander is screwed.

Watch out if he hangs out with anybody named Buffy. And if he brings home a girlfriend named Anya, well....

 

[Mrs. Hoppes]

My name is Tracy and I had a girlfriend named Traci way back in high school.

I use to get made fun of as a child, I sometimes disliked my name, wanting to change it or use my middle name, but now I like it. Plus I think my middle name is nerdy...Eugene

It's still pretty funny because sales people come in all of the time looking for Tracy and I say "That's me!" and they are always baffled and stumbling for words.

I guess they never heard of Tracy Lawrence?

 

[Benny]

Watch out if he hangs out with anybody named Buffy. And if he brings home a girlfriend named Anya, well....

Needless to say I was less than enthusiastic when Momma finally told me that's where she got the name from and knew I wouldn't be on board if I knew it was from that TV show.

 

[cce1302]

My name-Clay (uncommon, but it fits me)
My sons-Brandon
-Jake (pronounced "Jakey." If Nike can do it, so can he.)

 

[KPierce]

I have to laugh at this so called research on names and the indication that the name you give your child determines his or her outcome in life is ludicrous to say the least.

There is the possibility that no matter what background any person comes from that they may still end up a criminal. The way a person is raised can be the determining factor here, but even with proper upbringing there are no guarantees.

All we can do as parents is to do the best we can and hope that our efforts are rewarded in that our children grow up as good people. I know plenty of guys with feminine sounding names and women with masculine sounding names. And yet they are all fine people.

So name your children what you want and bring them up in the right way and disregard this dribble that claims to be science.

 

[inxs]

We all remember Ivan the Terrible, don't we? now I know it wasn't his fault.

 

[jeremy]

I am just going to skip the whole naming process when I have a child. I'll just give them a number that way the can't be criminals when the grow up. Right?