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21. My genuine concern is that she seems

Mon Dec 10, 2018, 03:48 PM

Dec 2018

a bit off now... how much worse will it get during the postpartum phase (the period when many women suffer from depression and, in some extreme cases, psychosis)? This could potentially be a dangerous situation, but I wish them good luck.

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Pregnant Woman Cancels Baby Shower After Family Ridicules Unborn Sons Name: Squire Sebastian Senator [View all] Renew Deal Dec 2018 OP

Hardly the most ridiculous name I've heard, but would be on the list.. hlthe2b Dec 2018 #1

I used to be a mail carrier. "Squire" is NOT even near weird, compared to some of the names I Nay Dec 2018 #14

Storytime with Nay... Basement Beat Dec 2018 #61

Ehhh, OK. It's been many years and I can only remember a few. Nay Dec 2018 #73

My husband used to work for the Department of Motor Vehicles csziggy Dec 2018 #66

That poor kid... Adrahil Dec 2018 #2

She wants to give the kid a name that connotes "errand boy" TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #22

lol NT Adrahil Dec 2018 #27

The mother may demand that but the kid will have a say on it too. Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #29

Future appearance on Jerry Springer.......nt fantase56 Dec 2018 #3

Lady, they weren't ridiculing your baby; they were ridiculing YOU! Aristus Dec 2018 #4

+1 Kaleva Dec 2018 #9

+1000. What posesses some people? bitterross Dec 2018 #24

+ 1,000 K&R avebury Dec 2018 #37

Yep! LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #48

Shall we go back Lefta Dissenter Dec 2018 #5

Maybe, but the name is fucking moronic BannonsLiver Dec 2018 #7

Sorry me people just are destined to get the good names Victor_c3 Dec 2018 #39

We should also consider her brother "DAFUQ" if we do that. nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2018 #36

The best part is "he won't be allowed to have a nickname" JDC Dec 2018 #6

My favorite part is maxsolomon Dec 2018 #28

Yeah.......Good luck with that, Lady. WillowTree Dec 2018 #42

I have a friend named Michael, and he only goes by Michael JDC Dec 2018 #54

Senator Squirrel seems obvious central scrutinizer Dec 2018 #56

Why mess up when it's as easy as Abcde JCMach1 Dec 2018 #8

I think nicknames will be unavoidable. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #10

I've been called on many times by my family TlalocW Dec 2018 #11

There you go! :) LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #49

What I can't quite figure out is if PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2018 #12

My Dad suggested "Gus Sam" for me . . . . hatrack Dec 2018 #31

Beautiful baby girl named "Temple-Starr" SoCalDem Dec 2018 #13

My mom taught a girl named Aquanetta Jones. maxsolomon Dec 2018 #15

Acquanetta is the first name of a city council member Codeine Dec 2018 #58

I was adamant that Abcde was a stupid name, but I actually like the name Squire cbdo2007 Dec 2018 #16

I have an ancestor whose first name was Squire. Mariana Dec 2018 #17

Squire is or was an actual title in England, carried over to the Colonies for awhile. Hekate Dec 2018 #65

Born in 1797. nt. Mariana Dec 2018 #67

Oy. Why do parents do that to their kids? SunSeeker Dec 2018 #18

I have an ancestor whose first name was Dorcas! rusty fender Dec 2018 #19

There was a character named Dorcas in the ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' series Donkees Dec 2018 #32

It's actually straight out of the Bible... regnaD kciN Dec 2018 #52

A character in the new Sabrina series also has that name. nt Codeine Dec 2018 #59

Thanks rusty fender Dec 2018 #71

My first cousin, twice removed was born in Norway, named Tordis. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #68

Thank goodness! rusty fender Dec 2018 #70

"How can you judge an unborn child?" Lady, they're judging your ass, not the kid's. TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #20

My genuine concern is that she seems ecstatic Dec 2018 #21

I'm surprised no one has come up with "Effin Petrol" OnDoutside Dec 2018 #23

We should set him up on a play-date with Abcde Shell_Seas Dec 2018 #25

Not making fun of your child Homer Wells Dec 2018 #26

Yeah, she really missed the point of their criticism. nt Ilsa Dec 2018 #45

Is this worse than Moon Unit Zappa? DeminPennswoods Dec 2018 #30

S.S. Senator boston bean Dec 2018 #33

When he gets older he can change it to panader0 Dec 2018 #34

Squire Fridell thinks that's okay name KG Dec 2018 #35

Several years ago there was a woman who named her twins: avebury Dec 2018 #38

Seems ridiculous that this a news story Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2018 #40

Names like that are tantamount to child abuse. Ron Obvious Dec 2018 #41

My sentiments exactly. WillowTree Dec 2018 #43

My mother told me about twin girls born COLGATE4 Dec 2018 #44

Our world is filled with names some of us find ridiculous misanthrope Dec 2018 #46

He'll probably end up just going with "Emancipated". /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #47

If I was given that name I would be petitioning to have it changed by the court. LiberalFighter Dec 2018 #50

Sebastian? But what if he grows up to do genetic design work for the Tyrell Corporation!? TrollBuster9090 Dec 2018 #51

As WCF once said, gtar100 Dec 2018 #53

I worked with a guy with a name like that cagefreesoylentgreen Dec 2018 #55

Why was Mommy holding a baby shower for herself? Totally Tunsie Dec 2018 #57

I know a guy whose given name is Codeine Dec 2018 #60

in this age of identity theft, she might be onto something diva77 Dec 2018 #62

They are judging the Mom, not the child. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #63

I can see when he gets to the fourth grade jmowreader Dec 2018 #64

No one wanted to give up an afternoon and spend money on your bratty ass anyway. alphafemale Dec 2018 #69

No one is making fun of the "unborn child" Raine Dec 2018 #72