Re: Stealing Caroline's idea... You say / you think with my fave names
in reply to a message by Laura
This is my son Dylan:
You say: Hey there, Dylan!
You think: I can't stand how trendy this name has become.. no one uses it for Bob Dylan anyway, so I can't say I like it...
This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: cute...
You think: Maisie, Maisie, Maisie, Maisie Mouse!
This is my son Jack:
You say: cute name
You think: I hope it's a nickname for John
This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: I love Eleanor
You think: God I hope she didn't spell it Elanor!!
This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I adore the name Thomas
You think: and hate the nickname Tom!
This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: classic
You think: if only they didn't use Millie!
This is my son Oliver:
You say: adorable
You think: love it
This is my daughter Alice:
You say: hi Alice
You think: *cringe*
This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: nice name
You think: ditto
This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: HI Ayla
You think: Dear God! That is absolutely awful!
You say: Hey there, Dylan!
You think: I can't stand how trendy this name has become.. no one uses it for Bob Dylan anyway, so I can't say I like it...
This is my daughter Maisie:
You say: cute...
You think: Maisie, Maisie, Maisie, Maisie Mouse!
This is my son Jack:
You say: cute name
You think: I hope it's a nickname for John
This is my daugher Elanor (nn Ellie):
You say: I love Eleanor
You think: God I hope she didn't spell it Elanor!!
This is my son Thomas (nn Tom):
you say: I adore the name Thomas
You think: and hate the nickname Tom!
This is my daughter Emily (nn Millie):
You say: classic
You think: if only they didn't use Millie!
This is my son Oliver:
You say: adorable
You think: love it
This is my daughter Alice:
You say: hi Alice
You think: *cringe*
This is my son Alex (first name Alexander):
You say: nice name
You think: ditto
This is my daughter Ayla:
You say: HI Ayla
You think: Dear God! That is absolutely awful!