Comments on: Happy days

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:20:59 +0000

i think its horrible that someone would try and criticize the choice of her name to you.
i think she has a beautiful name and given the understanding of what her name means, i believe if i have another daughter, then she shall be named Nefarious also.

sorry for posting this on such an old post, i was looking for your “totem topper” photo as ive recently started woodworking and decidfed to try for something similar to the “tongue sticking out look” that youve ran with. im going to post pics when im done, hopefully youll find it interesting.
:)

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:29:27 +0000

This is the second blog post I have come across this week where a parent has explained/justified their choice(s).
Really, if it is not an issue of safety, then why do we feel the need to condemn other people’s parenting styles/decisions? If it is not your child, then how does it affect you?
I got an anonymous comment on my blog today telling me not to be so ‘horrid’ to my child(in utero). Simply for making a sarcastic comment about how the pregnancy is making me smell shit all the time. I thought it was kind of funny…this person thinks I am ‘horrid’. and yet they are not confident enough in her/his convictions to leave even a name let alone a link?

By: Chanel

Chanel — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:30:38 +0000

my legal first name is Chicnel… Chic is from the disco group called Chic. They had that hit song “Le Freak”. I always hated my unusual name growing up. Mainly because noone would pronounce it correctly. They always said CHICKnel and not Chic…. think french.

I love Nefarious’s name. I think I have run across a couple kids with that name now. I do recall Rachel mentioning a while back regretting letting YOU give her the name and how everyone calls her Ari anyway. I find it interesting to hear that the name was really her idea.

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:58:03 +0000

My husband’s name is Cohen, and people constantly insist on calling him things like Colin, Colon, or Owen. I know Cohen isn’t a common first name, but it is one of the prominent Jewish last name in the world. His parents were just big Leonard Cohen fans.

By: Dawn-Marie

Dawn-Marie — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:52:27 +0000

Nothing like being told in grade K that your name is too long so they are going to only use half of it. :| I have never had a middle name and always hated not having one. So when I had my son we ended naming him after his dad and call him by his middle name. He is Kenan Alex. Unforch, he is quite shy and never corrects people how to say his name or to call him Alex. His 3rd grade teacher called him Kevin the whole year.

and fwiw, his name is Turkish and is pronounced Ken-ahn. Not Key-nen.

By: starbadger

starbadger — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:51:01 +0000

nothing plain about CAITLIN – WIFE of Dylan

- Fearful as reality is, it is less fearful than evasions of reality -

By: Jari

Jari — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:05:51 +0000

Funny you should mention Shannon being a girl’s name as Ari is traditionally a boy’s name here in Finland. Same thing with Kari (as in the lovely lady from Mythbusters).

By: Dreya

Dreya — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:13:41 +0000

I think I can relate a bit. In my youthful exuberance I gave my son a total of four ridicules names that are going to get him stopped by airport security. We use his middle name and I sometimes think we should legally change his name, but it’s who he is now. Live and learn.
Anyway, Shame on a grown person who would poke fun at a child’s name.

By: nikk

nikk — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:25:30 +0000

linux fish… haha thats awesome I’ve never seen that before

By: Ryann

Ryann — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:04:02 +0000

Growing up through elementary school, I got a fair amount of flack over my name. I used to think that my parents were ridiculous for giving me a first and middle name like Ryann Michel, (pronounced Ry-in Mik-ell,)as a girl, but as I grew older, I learned to really like it. For the most part, people never forgot my name and there was never another female in my class with anything even remotely close.

Sure, I’ve had a couple of awkward moments, (like the Dean at my college graduation telling me, ‘No honey, we called for RYANN to come get his diploma,’) but other than that, it’s definitely become a strong part of my identity. Hopefully your daughter will grow up loving her name and the uniqueness that comes with it. :]

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:39:25 +0000

I just played with snap circuits today for the first time and thought they were great. I took my nephew to a children’s science museum that had a whole setup with six different boards. And wouldn’t you know, he figured out how to run the fan with an on/off switch before I did. : )

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:25:52 +0000

I’m another Caitlin named after Dylan Thomas’s wife.. also, correct spelling ftw :D

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:58:31 +0000

Nikk, I’m mostly a Windows user, primarily out of convenience due to some windows-only software I’m committed to, although I have from time to time run Ubuntu on my machines (as has Caitlin, and she runs some other *nix variant on her netbook). I just got a LINUX fish for my car though!

By: Dara

Dara — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:54:24 +0000

RadioShakc still sells those, too. At least, they did when I worked there last year.

My boyfriend’s first name is Charles, and he goes by his middle name, tanner. No one calls him Charles, ever. I forget its his legal name.

I, on the other hand, never go by my middle name (Kathryn) although my grandma calls me Dara Kate.

By: MONTE

MONTE — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:56:45 +0000

i had one of those 300 in 1 kits, with the spring clips to connect the wires to. it was my favorite thing ever and stayed that way for so many years.

By: nikk

nikk — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:35:20 +0000

Zaphod beeblebrox
now thats spacey :)

shannon I’ve always wondered, are you pretty much a windows user? or do you cross over?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:15:38 +0000

I like Phasia too, it sounds spacey.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:15:11 +0000

Wyatt Danger, that’s awesome!

By: Opiate

Opiate — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:25:48 +0000

My girlfriend and myself love the name. Its quite unique, and beautiful. I don’t think you or her should ever have to defend it, or those who chose it.
However, I do understand that things that are different tend to frighten others. My girlfriends daughter is named Phasia, and we have gotten a lot of flack over it. She loves it though, and really doesn’t care what anyone thinks… I admire that about her.

By: DTM

DTM — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:29:12 +0000

Man I used to love those kits.. I cant wait till My kids get old enough to use them..
Our Daughter, Rowen Lily just turned 2, and our Son Wyatt Danger was born just over a month ago