Parent 1: Hi, this is my son,
HudsonYou say: Hi
Hudson.
You think: It's a lot better than just
River.
Parent 2: Hello. This is my daughter,
TeganYou say: Hi
Tegan.
You think: Poor kid.
Parent 3: Hey. I'd like you to meet my son,
DanteYou say: Hello
Dante, you have really poetic name.
You think: I like it but I'm not sure whether I'd use it.
Parent 4: Hi. I'd like to indtroduce my daughters,
Imogen and
EmilieYou say: Hi
Imogen, hi
Emilie.
You think:
Emilie is definately the lucky one.
Parent 5: Hey. This is my son
Charles - we call him
Charlie. And my daughter
Evangeline - everyone calls her
EvanYou say: Hi
Charles, hi
Evangeline.
You think:
Charles and
Evangeline are such beautiful and elegant names, why shorten them to such dull nicknames? You may call them
Charlie &
Evan but I won't.
Parent 6: Hello, I'd like you to meet my son
EmlynYou say: Hi
Emlyn, do you know
Tegan?
You think: Because they say that a shared problem is a problem halved...
This message was edited 10/14/2009, 5:52 AM