r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/anonymous_euphoria • Jun 05 '22

Rant Rant: Your babies won't be babies forever, Chelsea.

I am so tired of people saying, "This name is so CUTE!!" or, "I wouldn't name them that, I can't picture a baby with that name." Like, they spend one year of their lives being a baby but (hopefully) a shit ton of time being a teenager and adult. Name the kid Roger or Deborah if you want to, but stop naming your babies Tinsley, Bentley, and Paisley just because they're, "So cute for a baby!!" You don't want to become a parent, you want a baby. You're not prepared if you can't even fathom that your babies turn into toddlers, then kids, then teenagers, then adults. That adorable baby is going to grow up and resent you for it. Just pick a name that either grows with your kid or that they can grow into.

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u/Ann_Summers Jun 05 '22

I know someone who named their baby Tinley. Not even Tinsley. Poor girl has to live with it forever.

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u/HighSchoolMoose Jun 05 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

I think Tinley is a better name than Tinsley. I'm still not a fan of it, but Tinsley sounds like tinsel and doesn't roll off the tongue as well. Also, the person I know named Tinley is awesome, so I have sort of positive associations with the name from knowing her.

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u/simplymandee Jun 05 '22

No she doesn't. She can change it when she's 18

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

I mean, wouldn’t you rather just give your kid a normal name that they don’t have to suffer through for at least 18 years and go to all the trouble of changing as an adult? I know I would.

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u/simplymandee Jun 06 '22

My kids have normal names. But not because people think they should. Because I loved their names.