Post by Velar Fricative on Jul 27, 2015 14:35:48 GMT -5
Not weird. I think I'd do the same thing. I could see why they might think if the fourth baby has a name that starts with a different letter, it would be more evident that this child is a half-brother/sister and that they were trying to purposely "other" this child, if that makes sense.
People who choose all the same first letter names for their kids are kind of weird anyways, tbh. But in this case, I see what they mean by not leaving the baby out.
You know it would come up in conversation if 3 kids have the same letter name and 1 doesn't. People would make "jokes," inquire about it, etc. It'd be annoying to have to deal with that.
A little of both? If it were stepsiblings or something I would find it weirder but they're half siblings to the new baby so...I sort of get it, assuming they're not going to give the baby the ex-wife's name or anything.
Not weird. My sister and her husband were divorced years ago. They had 3 kids together. All 3 kids have classic names. Ex-h remarried and had another child and that child has a new trendy name and it's so weird because it doesn't "go" with his other children's names.
I'm not sure I would follow the A naming trend but I'm not going to immediately assume they are weird just because they did.
If I were one of the 9-13 year olds, I would probably hate it, because it screams "we're making a happy blended family!" to me. Then again, I tend to be overly sensitive about that kind of thing.
Not weird. I agree with Velar Fricative. I think it continues to promote the blended family, both from a sibling and a parent/step-parent relationship.
Not weird. I agree with Velar Fricative. I think it continues to promote the blended family, both from a sibling and a parent/step-parent relationship.
I mean, these children aren't going to be together forever, so down the line the impact of what letter their name starts with is going to be negligible.
I think these parents are putting a little too much stock into what things are important in making a child feel part of the family.
If I were C and didn't like the trend, or the A name, I'd be pissed as hell.
Weird. But I actually think its very nice of them and often in divorces people are asses so its refreshing to hear they are thinking about being an inclusive family. (At least with names.)
Tangent, we might give #2 another S name and I worry that it'll look overly alliterative even with just two. Sigh.
If this baby is a girl, she will have a name that starts with the same letter as my name. C's name starts with the same letter as H's. C's was on purpose (that's what H wanted...), baby girl H just happens to be the name we liked best. People are totally going to think it's on purpose.
Tangent, we might give #2 another S name and I worry that it'll look overly alliterative even with just two. Sigh.
Both of my boys are "P"s and it will forever drive me nuts even though there was no other name we could agree on for P2.
From a different perspective, my sister and I have the same first initial and I really didn't think a thing of it growing up. My parents also did not do it intentionally.