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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my son Percy.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say:
You think:Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say:
You think:Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say:
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: uh, hi...Portia.
You think: WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO YOUR KID?!?!Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: Thats such a cool name!
You think: I love it!Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: Hello Percy
You think: AwesomeMe: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: Is it short for anything?
You think: thats adorable!Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: Hey girls, cool names
You think: Maude sounds like an old lady! Maybel is a little better but she still sounds like a grannyMe: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: How do you pronouce that again?
You think: Interesting...Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: Oh, hello Sunday
You think: whats her birthday? sunday?Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: Hi i love your name
You think: OMG! Love that name!
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: How beautiful!
You think: Oh like in Shakespeare!Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: Hi Jeb, what a cute name you have.
You think: I had a goat named Jeb.Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: Percy is adorable!
You think: Percy, what a handsome name.Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: Oh! Hi Bree, my name is Bree!
You think: I love my name!Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: Oh what beautiful names you chose!
You think: How sweet.Me: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: Aw, how cute.
You think: I love Alfie.Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: Sunday is very pretty.
You think: I wonder if it has anything to do with Nicole Kidman...Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: How cool.
You think: Much better for a boy.
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: Why hello Portia, how nice to meet you!
You think: Now who would do that to their child?Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: I will remember that. Hello Jeb.
You think: What could Jeb be short for? Jebibiah?Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: Hello Percy!
You think: *Inward snicker* Percy the sanctimonious prefect...Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: What a lovely name!
You think: I always wished my name was Bree...Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: Hello girls, nice to meet you!
You think: Geez, they're not spinsters yet!Me: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: That's nice. Hello Alfie.
You think: Again, why would someone do that to their child?? I am reminded of a vegetable...Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: What an interesting name!
You think: What an interesting name!Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: What a cool name!
You think: What a cool name!
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: Awwww...
You think:It reminds me of the movie "Cars."Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: It's really simple.
You think: That is a really short name.Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: Nice name for a boy.
You think: Cute name.Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: What a pretty name.
You think: It sounds so flowy and magestic, a beautiful name.Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: How cute.
You think: Mable and Maude, too much alliteration and too lowerclass soundingMe: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: Hmm, Alfie.
You think: Not a name I would use.Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: How pretty
You think: It's very unique but very beautiful.Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: Flynn?
You think: Wow, Flynnn for a girl. That doesn't exactly sound right.
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: "Portia. It has a nice ring to it."
You think: I like that name.Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: "...he looks like you."
You think: Jeb? Just Jeb?Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: "Portia and Percy! Lovely!"
You think: Actually, a little too alliterative.Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: "Bree. Is it short for something, say, Bridget?"
You think: Not really fond of Bree.Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: "Mabel and Maude! Lovely names!"
You think: Funny on twins, but lovely on their own.Me: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: "Hello, Alfie."
You think: I actually prefer Alfie to Alfred.Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: "Born on a Sunday, perchance?"
You think: Not a name I'd use, but I won't mind seeing it.Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: "Alfie and Flynn. Quite a sibset."
You think: Flynn on a girl. Bah humbug.
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Me: This is my daughter Portia.
You say: Oh, how...cute.
You think: Sounds too much like a car.Me: This is my son Jeb. It's not short for anything.
You say: So you like nickname-y names?
You think: What is this obsession with nicknames for names?!Me: This is my son Percy.
You say: Cute.
You think: I like it, but I wouldn't use it because of Harry Potter.Me: This is my daughter Bree.
You say: Is that her full first name?
You think: Please say no. Please say no.Me: These are my twin daughters Mabel & Maude.
You say: Classic!
You think: Why does this remind me of Animal Crossing?Me: This is my son Alfie. It's his full name.
You say: Very cute.
You think: Why the nicknames? Why!Me: This is my daughter Sunday.
You say: Interesting.
You think: I don't mind it, actually.Me: This is my daughter Flynn.
You say: I love it!
You think: No, really. I think it's a cool name for a girl.
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