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HelpRe: The name my husband always wanted vs. My Dream
in reply to a message by LV51sfan91
Brooklyn Lillian is clunky, much more so than Lillian Dawn, but it seems the only solution to your problem. Or a variation if you're open to that, like Lila?
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The hometown connection is weak and convenient, and the baseball connection is even weaker; they haven't been the Brooklyn Dodgers in over fifty years, and trotting them out just looks like you're desperately trying to justify using the name Brooklyn. You don't have to justify it; use it or don't use it.
The hometown connection is weak and convenient, and the baseball connection is even weaker; they haven't been the Brooklyn Dodgers in over fifty years, and trotting them out just looks like you're desperately trying to justify using the name Brooklyn. You don't have to justify it; use it or don't use it.
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Why is it weak and convenient? You’ve never heard of people using place names for their kids? Her Grandfather grew up in Brooklyn and is a proud Brooklynite. Have you have been to Brooklyn or met anyone from there? I dare you to tell them that they are weak and convenient. As for the baseball connection you are wrong. My husband is an Sports announcer for baseball. He has worked for many of the MLB team affiliates in the minor leagues including the Los Angeles Dodgers. My Father in Law went to Ebbets Field to watch the Dodgers play and saw many of the greats including Jackie Robinson! My Dad is Dodger fan (though they were on LA at the time he was growing up.) One last thing, my husband and I met through baseball. Ironically he was working in the Dodgers organization.
Yep, I’m so desperate...Desperate because you don’t like the name Brooklyn? I want to to use it. It honors both her Grandpa’s, is a team DH and I both love and the and has family history. The Dodgers are also how we met.
I just don’t know how to get my husband on board. Waiting until we find out what we’re having to say something. Do you have a suggestion?
Next time please read posts thoroughly so you can be more helpful to others. You don’t have to know peoples back story. All you did was see the name Brooklyn, which you obviously hate, and attacked me for it. That’s not helpful to me. We are all here to help others.
Yep, I’m so desperate...Desperate because you don’t like the name Brooklyn? I want to to use it. It honors both her Grandpa’s, is a team DH and I both love and the and has family history. The Dodgers are also how we met.
I just don’t know how to get my husband on board. Waiting until we find out what we’re having to say something. Do you have a suggestion?
Next time please read posts thoroughly so you can be more helpful to others. You don’t have to know peoples back story. All you did was see the name Brooklyn, which you obviously hate, and attacked me for it. That’s not helpful to me. We are all here to help others.
This message was edited 6/16/2018, 9:48 PM
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This is precisely why we shouldn’t make presumptions until we know the whole story: a clear and meaningful connection to baseball being written off as weak. Makes me think of something an old teacher of mine used to say: “When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me.” Ha.
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I learned that in school from a teacher too haha! I didn’t think it was necessary to go into that much detail about my life....
This message was edited 6/17/2018, 12:00 AM
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Weak and convenient? Wow. I completely disagree. Yeah, she may be looking for justifications beyond “I just like it” — most of us do. But a hometown is extremely meaningful to many people. While I wouldn’t use a name related to my hometown I didn’t like, a hometown connection is a big plus.
I don’t think she’s trying to desperately do anything. She’s looking for meaning in names. We all do that here. It seems like you’re projecting something on her.
I don’t think she’s trying to desperately do anything. She’s looking for meaning in names. We all do that here. It seems like you’re projecting something on her.
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