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Help[Opinions] Re: Shy.
in reply to a message by Siri
Just because you grew up with an unusual name (mind you at the time so did I as well back when I was young, not as unusual as yours, but still it was unsual). Doesn't mean that child will get teased relentlessly, they might, they might not.
Did I hate my name when I was young? Absolutely, I hated ,and despised it, but then I grew up. I realized that it had meaning behind it why my parents chose it. I still dislike some assocations, but in the end I grew to love my name, and most people I know do.
It's not the end of the world for having an unsual name. If they don't like it they can go by their MNs (which are usually common).
I don't ingore people's remarks only the ones who are rude, without having to be. I don't mind if people are against my names, but to be blunt, rude, and inconsiderate is uncalled for, so half the time I ignore few people's responses.
Did I hate my name when I was young? Absolutely, I hated ,and despised it, but then I grew up. I realized that it had meaning behind it why my parents chose it. I still dislike some assocations, but in the end I grew to love my name, and most people I know do.
It's not the end of the world for having an unsual name. If they don't like it they can go by their MNs (which are usually common).
I don't ingore people's remarks only the ones who are rude, without having to be. I don't mind if people are against my names, but to be blunt, rude, and inconsiderate is uncalled for, so half the time I ignore few people's responses.
This message was edited 11/18/2007, 2:06 PM
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I'm sorry to butt in...
Acting like people who don't like their given names are immature is really so unnecessary.
Of course it's not the end of the world having an unusual name (I personally wish I did...grass is greener, eh?), but the reason people tend to rail against your names is because the instant they see the names, they've picked up on about ten ways for Little Johnny to tease Little Neverending on the playground. I wouldn't drop a name just because of teasing potential (I can think of at least one way to tease Little Johnny!), but there are some names that are obviously going to be hard to bear. That's all people are saying.
Acting like people who don't like their given names are immature is really so unnecessary.
Of course it's not the end of the world having an unusual name (I personally wish I did...grass is greener, eh?), but the reason people tend to rail against your names is because the instant they see the names, they've picked up on about ten ways for Little Johnny to tease Little Neverending on the playground. I wouldn't drop a name just because of teasing potential (I can think of at least one way to tease Little Johnny!), but there are some names that are obviously going to be hard to bear. That's all people are saying.
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