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.
This. I mean I'd never use the same letter for all the names in the first place and if I was the new wife I'd probably be pissed I had to use that letter, but I think it's the right thing to do.
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.
It's not the name that is the issue it's the COMMENTS that the kids will overhear that can add to the difficulty of blending the family. It sounds like their goal is to make it clear that the new baby is the kids sibling not just half-sibling. If they have people asking why 1 kid has a name that starts with a different letter frequently which leads to either dancing around it awkwardly trying NOT to say that the baby is from a second marriage and the older kids are from the first marriage OR having to point out repeatedly that they are not one family which interferes with making sure the baby is viewed as just a little brother/sister. Certain things are best not put on front street to the average stranger and the easiest way to avoid that in this situation is to keep the trend. It's a dumb trend to start with but it's done and it makes sense to continue it with the new baby.
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.
I am part of a Rikki, Roni, Rylee set. Rylee is technically my half-sister, although I never think about it that way. My stepdad was fine to carry on the tradition, even though the Rs came from my dad, Rich.
Post by lifeisinteresting on Jul 28, 2015 0:55:05 GMT -5
My cousin has a stepdaughter with one letter. She and husband had 2 children both with the same initials. They make a big deal about it and it's different than step dd. to me it seems like they have their family and his family even though they all live together. It's a different circumstance since she's older but I think it makes her odd man out and they should not have done this. So to the OP I say "not weird"