This is my daughter
Madisyn, We call her Maddy for short
You Say: Nice to meet you, Maddy.
You Think: Oh, don't be mad, Mad-i-sin.
This is my daughter
Hanna.
You Say: Nice name.
You Think: ...For a middle-aged woman.
This is my son
Max, and it's not short for anything
You Say: Hello,
Max.
You Think: Cute name.
These are my sons Peters &
AndersYou Say: Nice to meet you, boys.
You Think: And will their sons' names be Peterson and
Anderson?
This is my daughter Meygan
You Say: That's very unique spelling.
You Think: Yeah right.
These are my twin sons
Bryan &
BraydenYou Say: How cute!
You Think: Y use so much y's?
This is my son
Andrea and my daughter Blaike-Dylann.
You Say: Nice to meet you,
Andrea. You too, eh... what was your name again?
You Think: I'd like to have a word with whoever taught you spell, woman.
This is my son
Andrew and these are my twin daughters
Sarah &
LeahYou Say: Hello
Andrew,
Leah,
Sarah.
You Think: Boring but safe.
Sarah and
Leah are beautiful.
These are my children
Nicholas,
Nathaniel,
Olivia, &
Ryan (boy)
You Say: Nice to meet you all!
You Think:
Nicholas and
Nathaniel are nice.
Mom: This is my daughter
AngieDaughter: It's Short for
AngeliqueYou Say: Hey,
Angelique. That's really pretty name.
You Think: Why, why must you ruin a beautiful name like
Angelique with
Angie?
This is my daugther
Benita, aka
BennyYou Say: I have never met a
Benita before!
You Think: And I hope I will never meet one with nickname
Benny again.
These are my daughters
Margarita and
BrandyYou Say: ...Umm. Hey.
You Think: Let's throw a little Chardonnay to the bunch too, shall we?
Mom: These are my daughters
Maggie (5),
Poppy (3), &
Dahlia (1)
You: Is
Maggie short for something?
Mom: Sure is! It's short for
Magnolia.
You Say: Hello
Magnolia,
Poppy and
Daisy - sorry,
Dahlia.
You Think:
Magnolia is exciting,
Poppy is beautiful and
Dahlia is... a flower. Together they are too obviously cute. And don't you even think I'm going to call her
Maggie when I can use
Magnolia!
This is my daughter
Sofia.
You Say: Hey,
Sofia. That's very pretty name.
You Think: It is!
This is my daughter
Emma.
You Say: Have you ever read
Jane Austen's
Emma?
You Think:
Emma is lovely. Overly popular and bit boring, but lovely.
These are my kids;
Rhys (boy) &
Alys (girl)
You Say: Hey, kids.
You Think: It could be worse.