Re: What you say/ What you think
in reply to a message by Brogan
"This is my daughter, Amelia. We call her Amy."
You say: How cute!
You think: Love Amelia, not so crazy about Amy. I would have preferred Mia.
"This is my son, Seamus. We call him Shay."
You say: What a great name!
You think: Shay is very feminine to me. Seamus would have just been fine!
"This is my daughter, Cait." (Cait is pronounced like Kate)
You say: I love that!
You think: I adore Cait spelled that way!
"This is my son, Philip. He goes by Phil."
You say: Very nice!
You think: Not my favorite
"This is my daughter, Lydia. Everyone calls her Lyddie."
You say: Wonderful!
You think: I like Lydia, but I'm not that fond of Lyddie.
"This is my son, Christopher."
You say: That's a great name!
You think: Not bad.
You say: How cute!
You think: Love Amelia, not so crazy about Amy. I would have preferred Mia.
"This is my son, Seamus. We call him Shay."
You say: What a great name!
You think: Shay is very feminine to me. Seamus would have just been fine!
"This is my daughter, Cait." (Cait is pronounced like Kate)
You say: I love that!
You think: I adore Cait spelled that way!
"This is my son, Philip. He goes by Phil."
You say: Very nice!
You think: Not my favorite
"This is my daughter, Lydia. Everyone calls her Lyddie."
You say: Wonderful!
You think: I like Lydia, but I'm not that fond of Lyddie.
"This is my son, Christopher."
You say: That's a great name!
You think: Not bad.