stupid names often indicate child abuse

[threeplusfire]

I just took a report on a family that named their child Drizzt. Yes, Drizzt as in Drizzt Do'Urden of the Forgotten Realms RPG and books. Seriously guys, this is so beyond wrong I don't know what to do. My coworker Stacy suggests their next child be named Anita Blake, Buffy, or Xena.

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[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Bwahahahahahahah. Oh banged my head on my desk when I leaned over to catch my breath. Too funny.

It was so bad during the call. The caller was saying "This is a strange name, I've never heard it before." I just replied "I think it's a book character."

[hankshiny.livejournal.com]

I'm naming my kid Tasselhoff!

Also, I just made the connection that Tasselhoff rhymes with "Hasselhoff"! There is great potential for comedy here.

[sammka.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that the caller had some other complaint in addition to the name, which is the saddest part.

If you're going to name a kid Drizzt, you should at least be otherwise good parents to compensate, or something.

[rm.livejournal.com]

You do realize that in about ten years every kindergarten class is going to have about 10 Harry's in it, right?

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooooo, can you imagine a classroom with five Harrys, two Dracos, and umpteen Blaises? Hah!

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Zomg, brilliant plan. :P

[genetic.livejournal.com]

Well, the kid probably doesn't have a -2 to hit penalty when he's wielding two swords. Probably compensates a little.

[rm.livejournal.com]

And half the Blaises will be girls and half will be boys.

Harry Potter and Raistlin

[trueliminality.livejournal.com]

Number One, I fear “rm‘s” comment even though I like the story:

I will never name my kid Harry. I have had more than enough children ask me if I am Harry Potter’s father when I was a substitute teacher… and one who thinks that kids should not be coddled I responded with, “If I was Harry Potter’s father I would be dead.”

I know it could be considered callous but kids need to know the reality of life.

Number Two, I agree to one half of “graphicnovelist” statement:

I vote for Raistlin!

Though not a great man, the metaphor of sacrifice for the ends would work well in light to the naming trend.

[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

Already has over here, ever since the Prince & Princess of Wales named their second son! & that was abt 20 years ago.

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

Looks like population density starts early, Mr Potter. I suppose, depending on the childrens' ages, you could have replied, "No, now go work out why, & I want an essay on it by tomorrow morning!"

Which might have earned you the soubriquet "Snape"!

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Yes, you will have to be careful there. No Hermione Potters either. :P

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[trueliminality.livejournal.com]

If I started being referred to as Snape, I think that tsarina would come after me the next time I visited.

you could have replied, "No, now go work out why, & I want an essay on it by tomorrow morning!"

That could have worked at times but I had worked mainly with the young and special education. If I ever decided to leave my current occupation I may very well go into teaching; the only problem is deciding between special education where I seem to have a knack or high school where questions like yours start to become interesting debates.

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[trueliminality.livejournal.com]

Yah… there are quite a few to stay away from, but then again I may never have to worry about naming anything other than pets. *smiles*

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[bronchitikat.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, dilemma. Special education is Useful, high school is a lot of lippy teenagers (even with the interesting debates) & paperwork.

Over here it also involves a lot of 'crowd control' rather than actual 'education' - which could be why up to a third of British school leavers (at 16-18) are reckoned to be functionally illiterate! I don't think that many kids have "learning difficulties", well, not beyond they have never learned to sit down, be quiet & LISTEN for once anyhow! But it's many many years since I've had contact with Education - & that was when our two were in school.

Re: Harry Potter and Raistlin

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Do you remember when Melynda told that crazy guy at Metro her name was Hermione? Hahah.