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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, names are just names. What screams “I’m better than you!” Are parents who think they are better than you because of their child’s name, a weird subjective competition that has never made any sense to me.

Someone once said (behind my back) that my DS’s name was “f***ing basic.” Imagine talking about a newborn (or his parents!) that way.

A lot of people are deeply insecure and will reach for anything to feel superior.

(Also, my son’s name is Henry, since I know people will ask. I know it’s simple and popular right now, I don’t care, and he’s a goddamn delight, thank you very much)[/quote]

This is the part where you have to tell us the asshole’s kids’ names.[/quote]

I’m curious too.[/quote]

Well, unlike that asshole, I don’t make fun of small children. I will tell you that they are both “family names” and that whenever anyone asks about them she says “oh, it’s actually a faaaaaamily name” like she’s related to the Queen of England or something.

She sucks.[/quote]

In some areas of the US, that’s a cultural tradition. Especially among MC AAs. I dated a Vaughn and went to grad school with a Brooks. Both were the first boy in two generations on the maternal side. Trust me, they are not thinking about you being impressed, they just don’t want the name to die out in the next generation. [/quote]

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