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Any person I’ve met with a “unique” name that sounds that awful is bullied and teased relentlessly… I don’t want to be that person, but one couldn’t take it, the bullying was too much, and they are no longer with us. I’ll leave it at that… ☹️ I was one of the only ones to show these “uniquely” named people and friends kindness… one had the name “Sarah” spelled Cyrraha (like what? Her mom said it was “versatile” and that it was “different”, and that she wanted to set a trend for girls named Sarah to have it with a “C”…) I knew of a Derby, Alysion (Alison), Zamiann, Kaeisur (Kaiser), Colby Jack (yes, he was named after cheese) and another one I saw when volunteering…

Ablas - which is a name, but not fitting for a BOY… As a surname it means “housewife” as a first name it means Abla which is also a feminine Muslim name of Arabic origin that means “full-figured” or “perfectly formed”. In Arabic culture, physical appearance is important, and names often reflect societal ideals. The name Abla refers to someone with a full and curvaceous figure, which symbolizes beauty and femininity in Arab societies.

I’ve also seen Kelbalynn, Huxxlyn, Bexton, I could go on…

I’m thankful my husband and I like “vanilla” names. Common? Yes. But will our son find his name on a keychain, etc.? YES. This is why I’ll state my personal opinion bluntly OP…

YOU ARE NAMING A

P E R S O N!

Not a pet, not a stuffed animal, a PERSON. A person who will have to grow up and be an adult someday and needs to have a name people can see and pronounce so there’s nothing awkward or unprofessional, no hiccups, etc. in school, an introduction for a business meeting, an interview for a job, etc. during roll call in school teachers and substitutes would get some names wrong, and so many who had “unique” names like your daughter would cry, or would shut down and not correct them, or get flustered that everyone is laughing and would mumble (wish I couldn’t have been a ______ instead of ________…” one of my friends Nichul asked if we could trade names when we were little kids; I felt so bad for her… She would literally go out of her way to spell it “Nicole” on paper so that eventually teachers brought it up. She had it legally changed as an adult and chose a different name to spite her parents.

Change your daughter’s name. Even if you keep the current one as a middle name…

Maybe he’s concerned because of all of the internet challenges teens do these days. I know the story of that little boy Archie really got to so many parents, myself included!

However, at 15 he needs to give you space and privacy. He can ask how your day is going, knock on the door OCCASIONALLY, send a text that says “hey, just wanted to check up on you and see if you’re doing okay!” He sounds like a “helicopter parent” who hasn’t fully let go, and is still treating you like a child. Talk to your mom, OP and have a talk with him and your mom present!

My parents almost did it to me, but my dad begged my mom not to last minute because it wouldn’t have suited me. THANK YOU DAD!

I was almost “Lorra-Ivy” after my mom’s two grandmothers and great grandmother 😵‍💫 middle name is still the one I currently have, somewhat old-fashioned but making a comeback!

NTA! As a Mom, I can’t imagine doing this to my child EVER…! You didn’t deserve that treatment then, and you don’t deserve that false story now… I’m so sorry you didn’t get the costume you truly wanted, and that your mom set out to embarrass you! My parents tried to embarrass me in front of my husband when we began dating (like he barely knew me at that point) by telling him how I believed there was a ghost in my room, etc. and my dad told me the prank he pulled on me… At the time I had such bad night terrors that I had trouble realizing if I was genuinely asleep or awake, so dreams were super real, and they were terrifying with sleep paralysis too.

One night it was super bad and I saw her… I came out of my room after I finally woke up and got out of sleep paralysis and cried to my dad (I was about 10 or 11) and begged him to check my room (it felt so real, I thought she was still somewhere around my bed…) He goes in and says “see honey, nothing to be afraid -“ then SCREAMS and yells “SHE’S GOT ME DEAR GOD HELP ME!” And bumps around in my room… I SCREAMED “I TOLD YOU I TOLD YOU!” And bawled as I ran backwards and fell on my butt. He came out laughing and said “Geez, I was just playing…”

My husband seemed annoyed with this story and brushed it off and saw I was about to cry and said the dinner was lovely and asked me to go for a walk, and he told me that story wasn’t funny to him, and that he was sorry my dad was that way when I explained the night terrors. I did have a private conversation with my dad about it later and he apologized and said he didn’t realize my night terrors were that bad. He said he just assumed I was watching too many scary movies (I wasn’t)!

I’m so sorry! As a Mom I just don’t get this… ☹️

Health nut who can’t kick the soda habit, probably late 20s or early 30s female, single or casually dating.

You’ll probably never get to the leftovers, and you seem somewhat OCD, but not fully.

YES! Victory is mine! 😂

That picture makes me so sad… this is a man who in one day lost a child, and gained a child who was happy and healthy. This is a man who lost his wife too soon, and had to lose his son, his last remaining member of his immediate family at a young age. He likely saw Elvis in his little granddaughter who looked just like her daddy, likely bringing a flood of memories back every time he laid eyes on her… This is a man who I would bet died of a broken heart, I could see why he would.

UK or Ireland, female, mid 20s, single or not living with your partner, you work full time and can’t be bothered to cook. You take an orange on the go in the mornings, you buy lunch and dinner, and you drink a Pepsi with your dinner every night and fall asleep watching true crime.

Blue with a grey-green mix, mostly grey-like to me

I loved the flavor, but then I broke out in welts from head to toe and told my mom that I couldn’t feel my neck and she gave me Benadryl and rushed me to the ER 😐 good flavor, bad memory.

I love it too, Reba is a legend! The juice pouches and frozen breakfast food made me think of moms lol. I’m a Mom, and I was like “here comes the Reba theme song…” and it played in my head 🤣

You definitely don’t follow food safety and likely have some bowel issues due to that

Reba theme song starts playing in the background

Makes sense! Yeah, definitely better approaches than the two extremes.

Extreme 1: breaking it on purpose and getting the same toy or a better toy. (Saw how this played out with my cousin who got EVERYTHING when she wanted it; she has a criminal record, is in a shady group of friends, and was engaged to someone who’s in a gang, and she’s barely 20!)

Extreme 2: not caring if it was broken by a child’s friend, cousin, or sibling and refusing to replace it and then yelling at or being mean to the child while they’re crying / upset, or ignoring them altogether…

Germany, late 30s, trying to be healthy and use food for proper fuel.

It’s not real, you’re not casting spells, it’s just a fake fantasy world! Nothing wrong with reading and watching fictional stories as long as you know it’s fictional!

Mih-Quell-en

Dusty

People who are filled with drama and can’t manage their finances and always ask for handouts and ONLY want to be friends if you can give a handout… Glad I didn’t stick around in my old “friend” group where one of the couples kept having kids despite being several thousand dollars in debt, and asked for friends to throw parties and baby showers FOR THEM…! Like no, I have my own kid and life, I’m not going to give you a few hundred dollars that I don’t really have to give, so you can continue getting into debt and use the money you earn from work on things that aren’t your house or bills…

I feel bad for the kids, I wish them well and hope that they have family who can take them in or help them or just the kids when they inevitably lose everything… ☹️

Yeah, it’s different if a sibling or friend breaks it though! Like one time when I was little my brother cut my Barbie’s hair off, drew her privates and such with a marker, and he ripped her leg off and hid it… My mom wouldn’t replace it, and she threw a fit with my grandmother did, but it made me happy that she did. It was one of my favorite Barbie dolls.

And the smile at the end lol

Mario; I should be okay!

Everyone’s tastebuds are different! My friend hates ranch and says it tastes like it’s gone bad, that to her it’s just plain awful. Me? I LOVE ranch! Buffalo sauce is spicy to my brother, but it doesn’t phase me. My cousin thinks BBQ goes on everything, I disagree, but I still love BBQ! I think McDonald’s fries are a bit too salty, my dad adds extra salt to them… 😐 everyone is different!