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Post by Lexica on Dec 14, 2018 3:33:55 GMT
I know we just had the Abcde name a few days ago, but if you are not tired of strange name choices, here is another story of a mother and her choice of her baby’s name. Her choice? Squire Sebastian Senator. When I saw the name, I thought, that’s not so horrible. What’s the big deal? This mom-to-be found out people were ridiculing her baby’s name and posting about it all over social media. She was so hurt and angry that she called off the baby shower. I thought this woman has some super critical friends. Then I read where that is just his first name, not his entire name, and she said she will not allow a nickname or shortening of his first name. This child will be called Squire Sebastian Senator Lastname. I wonder if she has chosen a middle name? Her reasoning is because she is proud that for generations, many of her relatives were squires and senators. She wants to make it known that her baby is special. I understand the criticism now and side with the naysayers. www.boredpanda.com/baby-shower-cancellation-name-shaming/ |
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 14, 2018 3:39:21 GMT
Not sure how being a squire would be all that, but it takes all kinds. I think parents are in such a tizzy to name their kid something no one else has used that they forget that they are naming their kid something they have to walk around and explain to people for the rest of their lives. People ask me about my married last name enough that I cannot imagine a kid being named something so unique that they hate it.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 3:42:48 GMT
The “survival of [her] clan is literally rooted in squiredom”?
What the Sam Hill is squiredom?
They’re all related to senators? plural?
I scoff.
(For the record, I’m not scoffing at the baby. I’m scoffing at this damn fool.)
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Post by AnotherPea on Dec 14, 2018 3:44:32 GMT
I guessing she’s the one that’s going to miss out by not having the shower-not the guests.
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Post by AnotherPea on Dec 14, 2018 3:45:43 GMT
The “survival of [her] clan is literally rooted in squiredom”? What the Sam Hill is squiredom? They’re all related to senators? plural? I scoff. (For the record, I’m not scoffing at the baby. I’m scoffing at this damn fool.) Yeah, I thought squires were servants. Knight wannabes. |
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Post by mygigiscraps on Dec 14, 2018 3:47:11 GMT
She's a nitwit. Let her pay for her own baby stuff. I am also willing to bet that by the time that kid is 5 years old, the only time she'll be using that kid's entire name is when she's good and pissed with him. Lord have mercy, you just cannot do a damned thing with stupid, can you?
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Post by AnotherPea on Dec 14, 2018 3:49:23 GMT
She's a nitwit. Let her pay for her own baby stuff. I am also willing to bet that by the time that kid is 5 years old, the only time she'll be using that kid's entire name is when she's good and pissed with him. Lord have mercy, you just cannot do a damned thing with stupid, can you? Unfortunately there is at one thing you can do with stupid. And I’m guessing her partner did about seven months ago. |
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Post by elaine on Dec 14, 2018 3:51:07 GMT
She's a nitwit. Let her pay for her own baby stuff. I am also willing to bet that by the time that kid is 5 years old, the only time she'll be using that kid's entire name is when she's good and pissed with him. Lord have mercy, you just cannot do a damned thing with stupid, can you? I’m betting he doesn’t even make it to 19 months without her shortening the name as she’s yelling at him not to stick a fork in the electrical outlet, or all the other brilliant things that toddlers do. |
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 3:51:31 GMT
I come from a long line of dirt poor farmers in Ireland, most of whom had the misfortune of not being the oldest sons in their families. Ahem. The survival of my clan was literally rooted in primogeniturdom. Kicking myself now that I didn’t name my special kids “Irish Diaspora” and “Spotted Spud.” I guessing she’s the one that’s going to miss out by not having the shower-not the guests. Not the guests. The shower “members.” It was a very exclusive members-only club. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 3:54:36 GMT
The “survival of [her] clan is literally rooted in squiredom”? What the Sam Hill is squiredom? They’re all related to senators? plural? I scoff. (For the record, I’m not scoffing at the baby. I’m scoffing at this damn fool.) Yeah, I thought squires were servants. Knight wannabes. That is one definition The other is a rich untitled landowner. |
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 3:56:09 GMT
Yeah, I thought squires were servants. Knight wannabes. Yeah, like whatshisname, the guy who followed Don Quixote around. Oh schiff, now I have to look it up... ETA: Sancho Panza! And for the cherry on top, the site I landed on, Encyclopedia Britannica, actually called him “his pragmatic squire Sancho Panza.” |
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 4:02:15 GMT
Yeah, I thought squires were servants. Knight wannabes. That is one definition The other is a rich untitled landowner. ...or just somebody’s date. Like, “Donald Trump squired the buxom young dancer around town.” (I DARE anybody to mark this thread Political.” LOL.) |
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Post by lucyg on Dec 14, 2018 4:02:28 GMT
Yes, what @megmc said. A squire was a young man in training to be a knight. But it’s also the term for a local landowner. The rich dude (non-aristocratic, non-titled) in a small town.
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Post by leftturnonly on Dec 14, 2018 4:13:28 GMT
Squire has been a first name for a long time, even though it is more unusual. No big deal to me. In that vein, I don't particularly care if a kid is named Senator... although personally, I think Senator is a hindrance and not a help. And mothers-to-be always have an idealized vision of what life with baby will be like. Sometimes, they even think they'll have a say in what people will call their child.  If this woman is that much of a control freak, though, how did she convince anyone to throw her a baby shower - that she could cancel, no less - to begin with? <signed, a baby-showerless pea> |
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Post by leftturnonly on Dec 14, 2018 4:17:19 GMT
That is one definition The other is a rich untitled landowner. ...or just somebody’s date. Like, “Donald Trump squired the buxom young dancer around town.” (I DARE anybody to mark this thread Political.” LOL.) Bite your tongue! .... Bite your fingers? .... Sit on your hands! .... Uh, what would be the appropriate response here? |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 4:19:39 GMT
Squire Sebastian Senator Lastname Simple fix. If she doesn't want people calling him Squire, she should remove all the spaces and create one long name: Squiresebastiansenatorlastname  |
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 4:23:38 GMT
...or just somebody’s date. Like, “Donald Trump squired the buxom young dancer around town.” (I DARE anybody to mark this thread Political.” LOL.) Bite your tongue! .... Bite your fingers? .... Sit on your hands! .... Uh, what would be the appropriate response here? Hmm, you could try ”Stop being such a smart ass.” (Crud. Another missed name opportunity: Smart Ass Bloomer.) |
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Post by leftturnonly on Dec 14, 2018 4:25:28 GMT
Bite your tongue! .... Bite your fingers? .... Sit on your hands! .... Uh, what would be the appropriate response here? Hmm, you could try ”Stop being such a smart ass.” (Crud. Another missed name opportunity: Smart Ass Bloomer.) Missed opportunities come along every day. The next one should come by soon. |
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Post by artisticscrapper on Dec 14, 2018 4:26:24 GMT
That poor boy is going to have a lot of problems learning to spell that name, not to mention filling out forms when he’s older. Why oh why don’t parents think this stuff through.
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Post by leftturnonly on Dec 14, 2018 4:33:11 GMT
That poor boy is going to have a lot of problems learning to spell that name, not to mention filling out forms when he’s older. Why oh why don’t parents think this stuff through. Forms are for other people. Squire Senators don't have to fill out their own. Duh.  |
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Post by LeaP on Dec 14, 2018 4:37:42 GMT
What is the problem? After struggling mightily in elementary school, my daughters, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Abby Normal are doing fine.
Seriously, poor child. A three word first name is a bit much not to mention all the profanity in her communication. My teens will tell you, the best parent is one that fades into the woodwork.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Dec 14, 2018 4:40:02 GMT
That poor boy is going to have a lot of problems learning to spell that name, not to mention filling out forms when he’s older. Why oh why don’t parents think this stuff through. Forms are for other people. Squire Senators don't have to fill out their own. Duh.  No doubt he’ll find a sycophantic young woman to fill out those forms for him - one whose family was literally rooted in lackeydom. |
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Post by leftturnonly on Dec 14, 2018 4:44:15 GMT
Forms are for other people. Squire Senators don't have to fill out their own. Duh. No doubt he’ll find a sycophantic young woman to fill out those forms for him - one whose family was literally rooted in lackeydom. Maybe he'll get lucky and sit next to Irish Diaspora. Or, if the stars are aligned just right, maybe even Spotted Spud. What is the problem? After struggling mightily in elementary school, my daughters, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Abby Normal are doing fine. Is it too late to change my kids' names? Dear kids, For Christmas, I decided to give you more interesting names. Yeah, that should go well. |
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 14, 2018 5:28:14 GMT
OMG, someone needs to let her know people aren't judging HER UNBORN CHILD, they are judging her.  |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Dec 14, 2018 6:32:53 GMT
I quite like Sebastian. The rest Is plain bonkers.
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Post by gar on Dec 14, 2018 7:08:20 GMT
People really do set themselves up for a fall don't they |
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Post by joelise on Dec 14, 2018 9:05:00 GMT
Poor kid!
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Post by KelleeM on Dec 14, 2018 9:08:27 GMT
Squire has been a first name for a long time, even though it is more unusual. No big deal to me. In that vein, I don't particularly care if a kid is named Senator... although personally, I think Senator is a hindrance and not a help.
And mothers-to-be always have an idealized vision of what life with baby will be like. Sometimes, they even think they'll have a say in what people will call their child.
If this woman is that much of a control freak, though, how did she convince anyone to throw her a baby shower - that she could cancel, no less - to begin with? <signed, a baby-showerless pea> This^^ I was 8 months pregnant when I learned I was carrying a boy. A boy my ex wanted desperately to have his name. I had agreed... I believed it was the right name for our son but...I really couldn’t see myself calling a baby George. It just wasn’t a baby name. I suggested he be named after my ex but called by his middle name. Nope. Not happening. Ex kept saying his name is George Michael Lastname Junior. So I decided he’d be called George Michael. And he was for a few years. Then his big sister started calling him GM. Then he started school where they called him George. Now, at 24, he’s G, GM, George but only very rarely called George Michael. I thought I had a say in the matter...joke was on me! |
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Post by gillyp on Dec 14, 2018 9:46:49 GMT
When she gets fed up of calling him by all three names, which she will at some point, will she then call him S-S-S or Ssssss?
I don’t have a problem with the names particularly but it’s one of those things that the more experienced of us will raise an eyebrow and think “she will learn.”
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 10:03:57 GMT
Some people shouldn't have the responsibility of naming children. I wonder if she actually knows the meaning/origin of squire. It's a " title" rather than a name, as is Senator. Maybe she's read The Canterbury Tales too often and not understood the meaning of squire or she expects him to become Lord of the Manor one day wherever that Manor will be. Similar to the name Barron in some countries  |
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