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#1 Jun 10 2014 at 10:08 AM Rating: Excellent
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I visited the science center on Sunday with the kids. We were going back to see the animatronic dinosaur exhibit that is visiting. For whatever reason our 5-year old and 3-year old don't have much fear of 20-foot tall carnivorous monsters and want to see them over and over. We may be sheltering them too much, but I digress.

After a while I found myself in the children's play area with our youngest who was busy hording all the plastic play food she could fit in her basket. Next to us on the other side of the little half-wall was a mom and daughter playing with a couple of balls. The mother had a very shrill voice, the kind that pierces through any attempts to ignore her ramblings. She was becoming increasingly frustrated with her daughter, who couldn't have been more than 18 months old.

"Put the ball down Harper, it's time to go" gave way to "we need to leave now Harper" and "Harper let's go now!" in an increasingly agitated voice. Then her tone mellowed a bit.

"Harpy, can we go now?"

I'm thinking, "wait... what?"

"Harpy this way please"

Seriously?

"Harpy, let's go!" she squawked loudly. sorry, couldn't help it Smiley: rolleyes

So I'm praying for the poor girl's sake mommy drops the cutesy name before she reaches school age. Kids don't need any help getting bad nicknames from the playground, and I fear little Harper's future schoolmates could have some fun with that one. Her mother's voice won't do her any favors either. I'm not usually one to question other parents' choices, but I couldn't help but wonder about this.

Your thoughts?

What do you think of little Harpy?
Poor thing, I'd never do that to my kid.:1 (4.3%)
It's no big deal, you're blowing it out of proportion, let it be.:7 (30.4%)
I want to shoot fireballs at her and see if she drops a rare trinket.:12 (52.2%)
Didn't your brother name his dog Guinness?:3 (13.0%)
Total:23


Run into similar situations in your travels?

Do tell.

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#2 Jun 10 2014 at 10:19 AM Rating: Good
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I don't think harpy is that bad.

I knew a woman when I was a kid who had friends that convince her that Dana Joe was a good name for a baby boy. She felt really bad after the first few months. Had to call him DJ to hide how girly it was. I wonder if he ever got his name legally changed?
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#3 Jun 10 2014 at 10:30 AM Rating: Excellent
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#4 Jun 10 2014 at 10:31 AM Rating: Good
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I don't think harpy is that bad.

I knew a woman when I was a kid who had friends that convince her that Dana Joe was a good name for a baby boy. She felt really bad after the first few months. Had to call him DJ to hide how girly it was. I wonder if he ever got his name legally changed?

I don't think Harpy is too bad either.

My Nephew's kid is named Boston. I imagine that's kind of weird for strangers to hear.

When I had my daughter I had picked the name Ursula for her - after one of my then favorite authors and also cuz the nickname would be Sally, which is my MIL's name. But everyone hated Ursula - my husband included. it was fortunate as a couple years later Disney forever turned Ursula into a witch.

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#5 Jun 10 2014 at 10:31 AM Rating: Excellent
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It's kinda bad if she gets her mom's shrill voice. Add in a big nose and long nails and the picture is complete.
#6 Jun 10 2014 at 10:32 AM Rating: Good
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Another nephew's kid is named 'Hunter'. Kind of different, but I like it.
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#8 Jun 10 2014 at 10:40 AM Rating: Excellent
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I've known a couple of Hunters, not bad people.

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It's kinda bad if she gets her mom's shrill voice.
That'd be my worry too, not that Harpy is terrible I suppose, but mom's voice just made the whole scene seem like something out of a bad comedy sketch.

Seriously it was awful, the poor kid.
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I knew a boy named sue.
You don't know anyone.
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#10 Jun 10 2014 at 10:41 AM Rating: Excellent
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zamwiki wrote:
I knew a boy named sue.
he bust your head?
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someproteinguy wrote:
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he bust your head?

No. His nut.
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#12 Jun 10 2014 at 11:23 AM Rating: Excellent
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Are we missing the point? Did she really ask five times and then yell? What happened then?

Behavior 101 - if you ask your kid eight times to please not touch that, then go over and remove it from his/her hand, you will eventually notice that even when the kid has his/her back to you they stop touching it after the eighth time - while you are walking over to them. The only thing you've taught them is that they can wait until the eighth time before they have to stop touching it.

Why are we so afraid to be strict with children? Harpy's real problem is that she's 18 months old and making decisions, while mommy is asking "Harpy can we leave now?" **** that. Am I the only one that thinks negotiating with a child is a bad idea?

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#13 Jun 10 2014 at 11:57 AM Rating: Excellent
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Negotiation has it's place, but there are also definitely places where it isn't appropriate. What I think is almost always appropriate is reasons, always explain the why of any decision you make if the kid asks, even if the end result is the same, it's helpful.
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#14 Jun 10 2014 at 12:06 PM Rating: Excellent
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At that age it was ask -> ask again and explain -> tell -> pick up and carry away. Really they were beginning to understand the concept of "time to go" at that point, so I don't remember being harsh about it or anything. Besides if you can get them to go without having them scream to the point the whole room is staring at you, then you've succeeded. I was surprised it went on as long as it did though, maybe she was trying to work on the whole listen and respond kind of thing.

Either way it was nice when the squawking stopped. Smiley: rolleyes

Edited, Jun 10th 2014 11:09am by someproteinguy
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#15 Jun 10 2014 at 12:17 PM Rating: Good
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I didn't, but apparently you did.
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@#%^ that. Am I the only one that thinks negotiating with a child is a bad idea?
John Boehner is 'currently' in agreement. He's been known to flip-flop on a moments notice however. Beware.



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Another nephew's kid is named 'Hunter'.

Teach him to play the banjo. Seriously, that's a classic example of a name that was a common elite children's name and then just spewed out into the WT masses, and now may as well be "I was born in a trailer park!" I'm sure the kid's lovely though.

My son has a name, that while it is somewhat popular in the Netherlands, is extremely uncommon here in the US. Because we're douchebags, before you ask, we are simply giant douchebags twee enough to want both our children to have names that were palindromes and didn't want to name him Otto; and we love explaining the kids name to everyone. I mostly call him Scarecrow lately, not sure if that's offensive or not, but the park moms seem mildly perturbed by it.
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Am I the only one that thinks negotiating with a child is a bad idea?
I don't negotiate with terrorists.
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#18 Jun 10 2014 at 12:22 PM Rating: Excellent
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Why are we so afraid to be strict with children? Harpy's real problem is that she's 18 months old and making decisions, while mommy is asking "Harpy can we leave now?" @#%^ that. Am I the only one that thinks negotiating with a child is a bad idea?


We're "afraid" because "being strict" with an 2 year old doesn't work to moderate behavior, and serves one purpose and one purpose only, propping up the caregiver's ego. You ask the child if "We can leave now" because you're modeling behavior for them not because you literally want them to consider an answer. It's laying the ground work for "can I have that" instead of "gimme" in a year.

Child development is a field of study, it's not a ******* mystery and not something your ******* friends who happen to have squeezed out a kid are experts in by virtue of reproducing.
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#19 Jun 10 2014 at 12:27 PM Rating: Good
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#20 Jun 10 2014 at 12:30 PM Rating: Excellent
My mother called me Snickelfritz when I was a kid.

Found out years later that it means "dummy" out in the midwest. Smiley: crymore
#21 Jun 10 2014 at 3:40 PM Rating: Good
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I knew a boy named sue.



johnny cash knew him first.
#22 Jun 10 2014 at 3:54 PM Rating: Excellent
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elryche wrote:
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johnny cash Shel Silverstein knew him first.
Smiley: wink
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#23 Jun 10 2014 at 3:59 PM Rating: Excellent
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My son has a name, that while it is somewhat popular in the Netherlands, is extremely uncommon here in the US.


Renner? Asa?

There are quite a few palindrome names, now that I think about it. More for girls, I'd guess.
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My son has a name, that while it is somewhat popular in the Netherlands, is extremely uncommon here in the US.


Renner? Asa?

There are quite a few palindrome names, now that I think about it. More for girls, I'd guess.


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#26 Jun 10 2014 at 4:53 PM Rating: Decent
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It could be worse. I was at a grocery store once and overheard a mother telling her children it was time to go. Their names were Levi and Gene. That's just wrong.

A woman I work with named her daughter Sharllette because she didn't want her to be nicknamed Charlie. One of my pet peeves is people intentionally using dumbass spellings of traditional names, so I give her **** about that now and then when I'm bored.
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