DD is insisting on being called "Cherry"
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Anonymous
| DD (14) is named Sharon, because DH and I felt that was a hip and beautiful name. However, she's now saying that it's a "middle-aged white woman name" (keep in mind that she is white) and demanding that we call her "Cherry". She's already got her friends to call her Cherry and plans to start high school introducing herself to classmates and teachers as Cherry. I'm not a fan. In addition to the inappropriate associations that cherries can have, Sharon is her name. It's a wonderful, lovely name, and now she's saying that she wants to be called a piece of fruit? I don't get it. WWYD? |
Anonymous
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I would call her Cherry.
Sharon is a nice name, but my relationship with my kid is more important than calling my kid a specific name. |
Anonymous
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Is this a troll from a 75 year old woman? Only my mom talks like this, down to the name Sharon and calling something “hip”.
If this is genuine: Cherry is a cute name and I went to school in the 90s with a girl whose legal name was Cherry and she turned out fine. |
Anonymous
| In general, would support her picking a name that she prefers as a nickname. However, would warn her about the connotations associated with this name around teenagers. |
Anonymous
| Sharon is not a great name for a rising highschooler |
Anonymous
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Well you raised a dummy and Sharon is not a hop mane it’s horrible
Cherry LOL your kid is dumb if work on their education not their name |
Anonymous
Put down the crack pipe. |
Anonymous
| Sharon is an ugly name appropriate for 70-80 year old women who have friends named Barbara and Linda and Carol. |
Anonymous
Hey now I know a toddler carol and it’s adorable and perfect for her! |
Anonymous
NP Barbara and Linda are nice names too! Not every name needs to be "hip" but Sharon could be difficult as it seems more "Karen" than even Karen. Maybe she can go by Share/Cher? Cher is close to cherry without the popping. |
Anonymous
| Start singing Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry every time she walks into the room. |
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Anonymous
| Sharon is "Sherry." Cherry is better. |
Anonymous
| I'd let her go by whatever she wants. I dont love Cherry but she's not wrong Sharon is a Boomer (not even middle aged...) white woman name that has to suck for a teen so, so be it. |
Anonymous
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Hello, daddy, hello, mom
I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb |