Parents of non-binary/trans kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a genuine question, as I have a close friend who’s child has chosen an unusual name, not a word that is typically used as a name. How would you feel if your child indeed chose the name Soup?
You love your child and want your child to feel seen and supported, so you have to go with it no matter, correct? (And I realize the name could change again as it has already changed once.)
Do other people have experience with names that are nouns or words, like a food item, that is typically never ever used for a name? How did you adjust to it? How did you frame it for yourself in your own mind?

Most of the enby kids in my child's peer group have chosen what I would have called "nature names" back in my youth. Is it truly a random food item, like Soup, or is it an unusual but not utterly random name like Elm?

It’s a random food item.
I get what you’re saying about nature names, this is not one of them.

[Anonymous]

At this point, I would put my foot down and not engage in this type of silliness. Set boundaries because if you don't, most kids will try harder to get you to push back.