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My main point, though, which I realize I didn't make clear, is that when I ask specifically not to bring me down and a response is "omg"...
That IS offensive. Just the implications of it. Puck didn't like the name either, but it wasn't expressed as "omg." That response I essentially dismissed, not because it had not value, but because it didn't answer my question.
Compare it to asking which spelling one prefers, Ann or Anne. If a response is "I don't like the name," doesn't really answer the question or offer any help. The person isn't asking for opinions on the name Anne, but asking a specific question. But a response of "Omg" and whatever followed would just be, I don't know, disrespectful I guess.
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Love my little sparrow, Caemlyn Sparrow Gail, and my Hucklebaby, David Royce Huckleberry "Huck"
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That IS offensive. Just the implications of it. Puck didn't like the name either, but it wasn't expressed as "omg." That response I essentially dismissed, not because it had not value, but because it didn't answer my question.
Compare it to asking which spelling one prefers, Ann or Anne. If a response is "I don't like the name," doesn't really answer the question or offer any help. The person isn't asking for opinions on the name Anne, but asking a specific question. But a response of "Omg" and whatever followed would just be, I don't know, disrespectful I guess.
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Love my little sparrow, Caemlyn Sparrow Gail, and my Hucklebaby, David Royce Huckleberry "Huck"
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Oh. It seemed to me that the "omg" wasn't in shock about the name, but in surprised dismay at having suddenly noticed, as an afterthought, a potential for teasing. The "omg" wouldn't have made sense without the edit. Go ahead and read what she put. It's not hurtful. Maybe you will feel less hurt.
I think that you're not the only person I've seen post asking for opinions on a potential babyname, who feels as though the responses are sort of personal. I guess that is legit - I think it's expected, and people are generally nice about it. I even thought Anneza was being extra nice. Puck sounded more judgmental than Anneza by far, IMHO. "Your child is not God" - as if you thought that?? As if naming your child Hosanna implies you think the child is God? Hm. Whatever. lol. Anyway, it's still not personal, yay.
Btw I like Rain. =) not that you ought to care what I think.
Oh. It seemed to me that the "omg" wasn't in shock about the name, but in surprised dismay at having suddenly noticed, as an afterthought, a potential for teasing. The "omg" wouldn't have made sense without the edit. Go ahead and read what she put. It's not hurtful. Maybe you will feel less hurt.
I think that you're not the only person I've seen post asking for opinions on a potential babyname, who feels as though the responses are sort of personal. I guess that is legit - I think it's expected, and people are generally nice about it. I even thought Anneza was being extra nice. Puck sounded more judgmental than Anneza by far, IMHO. "Your child is not God" - as if you thought that?? As if naming your child Hosanna implies you think the child is God? Hm. Whatever. lol. Anyway, it's still not personal, yay.
Btw I like Rain. =) not that you ought to care what I think.
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Ok. Thanks for that. I will read it, then. I appreciate it.
Ok. Thanks for that. I will read it, then. I appreciate it.
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