Here you go...
Posted on 06/27/2007 7:56:35 AM PDT by Millee
Self-obsessed parents-to-be have one more thing to worry about: What to name the little testament to themselves once Mommy poops it out. You don't want your little angel to be like every other Madison in her class. The solution? Baby-naming consultants.
Last fall, John Bentham, 36, a Las Vegas theater producer, and his wife, Shannon, 29, who runs a nonprofit foundation, says they felt "enormous pressure" to find a strong-sounding boy name. "I wanted a name that would look good on a marquee or a political banner," Mrs. Bentham says. Though they had agreed on the letter "j," none of the names they came up with -- Jude, Julian, Jake, Jason, or John Jr. -- seemed original enough. They hired Ms. Walker and Mr. Reyes, who produced an 11-page list of possibilities, including Jackson. In March, the Benthams welcomed little Jackson Dean into the world.
Walker and Reyes are a couple who offer "name consultations and workshops," and charge you fifty dollars a pop to help make sure that your Paolo isn't some pedestrian Paul. One California woman dropped nearly $500 to have a numerologist make sure the name she chose had "positive associations." Parents of America, we implore you: Save your money for the nursing home you're going to need when your offspring, bitter about a lifetime of "Anderson"ness, refuses to take you in during your declining years.
I could make a living between this and selling carbon offsets.
“says they felt “enormous pressure” to find a strong-sounding boy name”
How about Thor?
Jaghoff?
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
Jackson is a last name, not a first name.
Jackson fails my test. A name must be appropriate for every stage of life: baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and elderly.
I cringe when I think that 60 years from now we are going to hear “Time to take your pills Brittney” from every nursing home.
What is wrong with “Jack” or “James” or even “Julius” for crying out loud? Why does every name have to be “unique”?
So when he goes to San Francisco, when he says, "I'm Thor," every guy will answer, "I'm 'Thor' too."
So would C3PO be out?
"Poops it out? Um, I didn't realize you could get pregnant having sex that way."
No Kidding! I should let my wife know she helped find our Daughters name Eara (E - Are - uh ) an old Irish name which means ‘from the east’ Im Irish my wife is from the east.
Um, baby name books? They have ones that have 100,000 names in for 8 bucks at Barnes and Nobles. Why pay for a “naming consultant” to give you a list of names?
“”I wanted a name that would look good on a marquee or a political banner,””
Pathetic..
It is at my house ...
hhhahahhaa....KONG.
I avoided the issue and got a dog instead. His name is “Joe”.
Just call them all “snot nose” til they are fifteen....That will be $500 dollars please....
J?
I don’t know how about James or John. Keep it simple, stoopids.
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