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This is my daughter, Anna Sofia.
Think: Combining a name I'm sick of with a name I can't stand. How novel.
Say: Nice to meet you, Anna.
This is my son, Nathaniel Jacob. We call him Nathan.
Think: NAT. Don't call him Nat, because they'll be irritated. Just pretend Nathan's not ugly and inferior to one of your favourite nicknames.
Say: How nice. How'd you come up with the idea of calling him Nathan?
This is my daughter, Adriana (ah-dree-AH-nah) Sofia.
Think: Poncy as sin. Who's so pretentious as to say ah-dree-AH-nah? I'm going to avoid using her name.
Say: What a nice name.
This is my son, Benjamin Joshua. We don't use a nickname.
Think: Congrats on the no nickname thing--we'll see how long that lasts. Note to self: Do not call him Benno, Benji, Jammers, Jammin, Benj, or Benny, no matter how much you want to.
Say: How nice to meet you, Benjamin.
This is my daugter, Anne Katarina.
Think: Anne's so lovely. Wish I could call her Nan, though.
Say: What a gorgeous name!
This is my son, Nicholas Ian. Sometimes we call him Nico.
Think: Sometimes? So I'm expected to pick when it's appropriate? Far too complicated for me. Let the boy be a Nico--it's a perfectly respectable name, and it's much more fun than Nicholas.
Say: What a lovely name--Nico's an old favourite of mine.
This is my daughter, Tatiana (tah-tee-AH-nah) Camille (cah-MEEL).
Think: Does the lack of "we call her ____" mean I can't give her a nickname? She's so cute that she'd make a fine Tatya--or Tia. It's so awkward when parents insist on undendingly-long names and get huffy if you have the nerve to call the child anything other than her four syllables.
Say: What a nice name! Do you ever go by any nicknames, Tatiana?
This is my son, Luca Nathaniel.
Think: No words here. Just feelings of love so simple that words are completely unecessary.
Say: Luca Nathaniel is a wonderful name!
This is my daughter, Lila (LIE-lah) Simone.
Think: Well, she can fall back on the incredibly classy Simone when she's tired of her nouveau-yuppie first name.
Say: What a nice name--Simone's gorgeous.
Apparently, my internal voice is something of a bitch. Really sorry about that.
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No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone
Think: Combining a name I'm sick of with a name I can't stand. How novel.
Say: Nice to meet you, Anna.
This is my son, Nathaniel Jacob. We call him Nathan.
Think: NAT. Don't call him Nat, because they'll be irritated. Just pretend Nathan's not ugly and inferior to one of your favourite nicknames.
Say: How nice. How'd you come up with the idea of calling him Nathan?
This is my daughter, Adriana (ah-dree-AH-nah) Sofia.
Think: Poncy as sin. Who's so pretentious as to say ah-dree-AH-nah? I'm going to avoid using her name.
Say: What a nice name.
This is my son, Benjamin Joshua. We don't use a nickname.
Think: Congrats on the no nickname thing--we'll see how long that lasts. Note to self: Do not call him Benno, Benji, Jammers, Jammin, Benj, or Benny, no matter how much you want to.
Say: How nice to meet you, Benjamin.
This is my daugter, Anne Katarina.
Think: Anne's so lovely. Wish I could call her Nan, though.
Say: What a gorgeous name!
This is my son, Nicholas Ian. Sometimes we call him Nico.
Think: Sometimes? So I'm expected to pick when it's appropriate? Far too complicated for me. Let the boy be a Nico--it's a perfectly respectable name, and it's much more fun than Nicholas.
Say: What a lovely name--Nico's an old favourite of mine.
This is my daughter, Tatiana (tah-tee-AH-nah) Camille (cah-MEEL).
Think: Does the lack of "we call her ____" mean I can't give her a nickname? She's so cute that she'd make a fine Tatya--or Tia. It's so awkward when parents insist on undendingly-long names and get huffy if you have the nerve to call the child anything other than her four syllables.
Say: What a nice name! Do you ever go by any nicknames, Tatiana?
This is my son, Luca Nathaniel.
Think: No words here. Just feelings of love so simple that words are completely unecessary.
Say: Luca Nathaniel is a wonderful name!
This is my daughter, Lila (LIE-lah) Simone.
Think: Well, she can fall back on the incredibly classy Simone when she's tired of her nouveau-yuppie first name.
Say: What a nice name--Simone's gorgeous.
Apparently, my internal voice is something of a bitch. Really sorry about that.
Array
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone
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