It is a little difficult to turn one’s mind to baby names when there was a violent coup attempt in the U.S. last week and may be more to come. We will be gentle with ourselves, and not have high expectations.
In the meantime, if you had a question answered here and have an update to send in, this would be a great time to do it. If I get more than one, I’ll draw them out a bit and post one a day so we’ll all still know we’re here.
(If, however, writing a name update right now is too difficult to turn your mind to when there was a violent coup attempt in the U.S. last week and may be more to come, trust that we FULLY UNDERSTAND.)
Thanks, Swistle. I’ve followed this blog for years, and especially in these unsettling times, it brightens my day to find out what readers who posed a naming question have named their baby. Life goes on… and one of the biggest joys in any family is the birth of a new baby.
Mother of nine (7 through adoption)
Nana of 17
Great-grandmother (still called “Nana”) of seven (Jane and “Ollie”; Mabel and Camilla; Gavin and Isaac; and Malcolm)
Yesterday I was musing that I would also love to read updates of updates. I hope I’m not the only one. I’d love to read someone who wrote in 6 years ago, and then updated 5 years ago and how do they feel about the naming process and decision now?
Approximately 5 years ago I had two questions answered/discussed here on the blog but it was purely hypothetical (and clearly so). I’ve had a baby since then, does that still count as an update? I’m happy to provide, but I’m not sure it is as satisfying as the more direct questions. My hypothetical questions were both regarding girls names, and I had a boy, so it seems extra pointless.
I like the above mentioned update on update idea though!
My overall feeling is that we enjoy ALL updates! When it’s something like you mention, where it was a hypothetical or where we worked on a girl name but the baby was a boy, there is still a satisfying feeling in Hearing the End of the Story.
I know I still love the people who update where it didn’t matter in the end. It helps the story feel finished, and it also can inspire someone with a similar question. :)
I wonder if people actually having babies are also finding it a little difficult to turn their minds to baby names in the current climate?
I feel sad that their questions may go unasked or unanswered when perhaps their may be enough international readers here that are not as directly impacted; or readers who would welcome the distraction of thinking about baby names?
We wouldn’t expect the detailed responses of the past, or even a response at all, but perhaps the community at large could help these new parents a little if questions were still posted?
I make this comment with a great deal of trepidation, but perhaps we could continue on our letter game. I know that those posts take some work for Swistle, but I think the whole group would excuse you if you needed to just post the boiler plate about the game and you didn’t have some thoughts about your preferred names until later (or never at all). I have found it profoundly soothing for some reason to have that somewhat silly easy interaction with internet fellows.
But of course if you aren’t up for it, please ignore my post (in fact, take it down. No one needs to see it if it causes stress)
I was also wondering if people who already have children would want to write in? Maybe tell our family name stories, any name regrets, talk about any issues with the names and then in the comments commenters can say what they would name an additional boy and additional girl? Or name the pets? Just a thought.
Do you still plan to do “our favorite names that start with ___” as well?