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"These are my twin boys, Robin and Graham."
You say: Hi, boys
You think: Batman and crackers

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"This is my son, Ciaran."
You say: Hi, Ciaran
You think: sounds like a girls name

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"This is my son, Desmond."
You say: Hello
You think: sounds like a villain

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"This is my son, Dorian."
You say: Hello
You think: again, sounds like a girls name

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"This is my daughter, Athena."
You say: Hello Athena
You think: Boy, is she gonna get teased when her class studies mythology

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"This is my daughter, Maura."
You say: Hi Maura
You think: i dont really like that name

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"This is my daughter, Viviana."
You say: Hello
You think: Hmmm, why do I hate the name Vivian, but like this one?

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"This is my daughter, Adele."
You say: Hello, Adele
You think: sort of old-fashioned, but pretty

"These are my twin boys, Robin and Graham."
You say: Oh! Twins! How lucky!
You think: I like those names-- I wouldn't use them, but I like them

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"This is my son, Ciaran."
You say: Hi Ciaran
You think: Too bad everyone is going to think it's a girls' name

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"This is my son, Desmond."
You say: Hi!
You think: Like the Beatle's song? "Desmond has a barrow in the market place, Molly is a singer in a band..."

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"This is my son, Dorian."
You say: Very nice
You think: Eh, kind of girly sounding

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"This is my daughter, Athena."
You say: Beautiful!
You think: It really is

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"This is my daughter, Maura."
You say: Maura, hello!
You think: Maura is a wonderful name

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"This is my daughter, Viviana."
You say: Hi!
You think: Exotic

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"This is my daughter, Adele."
You say: Oh! Adele is one of my favorite singers!
You think: I wonder if it's short for Adelaide?

"These are my twin boys, Robin and Graham."
You say: It's great to meet you. I like you boys' names.
You think: At least someone's got a little class around here.

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"This is my son, Ciaran."
You say: Ciaran, I've always loved that name. Very nice!
You think: You can never go wrong with a name like Ciaran / Kieran / Kiran / Keren / etc...

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"This is my son, Desmond."
You say: Hi Desmond.
You think: Why am I thinking of Lost? It's a perfectly normal name!

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"This is my son, Dorian."
You say: Dorian? Like Oscar Wilde? Nice!
You think: But I think I like Darian slightly better. Hmm..

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"This is my daughter, Athena."
You say: Wow, that's a big name.
You think: And far too much to have to deal with.

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"This is my daughter, Maura."
You say: Hi Maura. I used to have a good friend named Maura. It's a pretty name.
You think: Not my favourite, but not that bad either, I guess.

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"This is my daughter, Viviana."
You say: Viviana, how classy!
You think: And trillion points to mom for not naming her Vivian instead. Viviana has more class and it was never considered a boy's name.

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"This is my daughter, Adele."
You say: Adele? I really like that.
You think: Have since I was six or seven. And all these years I've preferred Adelaide, but still...