Anonymous wrote:My nephews named one of their gerbils after me. It died after about two months, which they attributed to its obesity.
"Yeah, we used to have two gerbils, but Larla died. She was really, really fat."
Fun story to hear over and over and over again.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did she let the kids name it?
Yes. The kids picked the name. She spelled it so it's the same as my kid. Think Sean and Seana
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sophio?
So her son is named Sophia?
Anonymous wrote:Sophio?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When my brother and his wife were separated, she got a dog and named it the same name as my son. My son has a traditional Irish name, not a name given to dogs that I’m aware of, and my SIL is not from Europe or the United States, so it is not a name she would have likely ever come across without having met my son, who was already born and named for many years before she and my brother met. That I thought was odd behavior.
So if she was from Europe or the US she could give her dog the Irish name? Now we actually have to be from the country before we name our animals? Well, I named my cat Merida and I am not Scottish! Oh dear! People might think it is "odd"
No? It would still be an odd name for a dog. I was pointing out that there is little chance my SIL would have known this name without having met my son. She is not fluent in English and it is not at all a name in her country of origin. The fact she did it while separated from my brother was odd.
Anonymous wrote:Not a big deal though I would have run it by you first