“That’s my dogs name”

[Anonymous]

This is a very minor thing, but I have been wondering if I offended an acquaintance in a recent conversation. She shared the name of her youngest child to me and I casually mentioned that I love that name and that it is also our dogs name.

It felt like the tone of the conversation immediately changed and that I may have offended her? It is rude to tell someone that their child and your dog share a name? Ordinarily, I would never think twice about this because it seems like no big deal... but her response made me think of twice. She is the mom of my DDs classmate. I know this is nothing to apologize for, but I’m curious what others think about this?

[Anonymous]

I would not tell someone that their kid has the same name as your dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not tell someone that their kid has the same name as your dog.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Not really an answer, but FYI that my daughter is thrilled to share the same name with a neighbor’s dog. (A classmate also has the same name, but my daughter much prefers the dog to the other little girl!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This is a very minor thing, but I have been wondering if I offended an acquaintance in a recent conversation. She shared the name of her youngest child to me and I casually mentioned that I love that name and that it is also our dogs name.

It felt like the tone of the conversation immediately changed and that I may have offended her? It is rude to tell someone that their child and your dog share a name? Ordinarily, I would never think twice about this because it seems like no big deal... but her response made me think of twice. She is the mom of my DDs classmate. I know this is nothing to apologize for, but I’m curious what others think about this?

You know this? Interesting.

[Anonymous]

I would find it funny. It’s not an insult!

[Anonymous]

I find it funny too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not tell someone that their kid has the same name as your dog.

But won’t they find out if they come to your house and hear you calling your dog?

[Anonymous]

Yes, I think it's rude. You could've easily stopped at, "I love that name!"

But

This is what she heard..."The name you gave to your precious human child is also the name I chose for my animal that humps and eats poop."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not tell someone that their kid has the same name as your dog.

But won’t they find out if they come to your house and hear you calling your dog?

Haha good point. That would be awkward when it randomly comes out and nobody mentioned it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think it's rude. You could've easily stopped at, "I love that name!"

But

This is what she heard..."The name you gave to your precious human child is also the name I chose for my animal that humps and eats poop."

What if it was a goldfish? Or a bunny rabbit? Lol

[Anonymous]

I can't lie, I'm irritated at a friend who named her dog my son's name several years after I'd had my son. We are part of a bigger friend group, so it's not like my kid will see this dog a lot. But it's still really irritating to me. I'd rather have a friend name their kid the same name, but a dog feels insulting.

I actually sort of hate it when people use common names for their animals in general. Lets keep it to Sparky and Snowflake.

[Anonymous]

doesn't bother me. I've had 2 friends tell me their dog's name is my daughter's name. it's a cute name.

[Anonymous]

I would have thought the same thing but tried really hard not to blurt it out because people can be weird about overlap between children’s names and pets names. On the other hand, if they named their kid something like Bailey, Scout, Max, or Teddy, they should realize by how that there are a ton of dogs with the same name and be chill about it.

I copied my daughter’s name from a friend’s childhood cat, though, so who am I to give advice?

[Anonymous]

A lot of parents thing their kids are the world's most precious. They would definitely find offense to this.