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07.15.08, 19:49 PM General Topics
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I actually love the name Raisel for a middle name. My dh won't hear of it. Drop it or continue tormenting him with it until he folds? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.15.08, 07:49 PM Flag
 

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Drop it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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Because it is an ugly name or because it is unfair to torment my husband into acquiesing? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:51 PM Flag
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Not ugly, but not great. And yes, why torment him? You need to come up with a win/win. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:56 PM Flag
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I am having trouble moving past it; I don't know why I am so attracted to it, other than that it was a beloved aunt's name - but she never used it, ever. She anglicized it as a child. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:59 PM Flag
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Well, I love, love, love Josephine. DH couldn't stand it. Then our dd'd birth mother had already chosen a name for her. We didn't have to use it. It's a name we'd never considered and more popular, I think, than Josephine. We ended up keeping it--how could we not?--and it suits DD so perfectly. I think it all just works out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:01 PM Flag
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np. does your dh like Rose instead? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:02 PM Flag
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He does, but I don't. I feel like Rose is now the default middle name for all the little girls I know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:03 PM Flag
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But is that the name your aunt used? Would it be a good compromise? It may be popular but it would still have a special meaning to you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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No. She actually used Rae. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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How about that then? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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Never heard it before is it for a boy or girl? If dh really hates it he has to come up with something better [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:53 PM Flag
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It is a girl's name. It is a diminutive of Rose in Yiddish. It was also my aunt's name. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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Thanks for explaining. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 07:57 PM Flag
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my dh changed his mind at the last minute and decided he liked a name for our dd that i have always loved. but he was never dead set against it, just kinda had qualms about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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how about Raia or Raya instead? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:05 PM Flag
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Hmm. I'll think about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:06 PM Flag
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I like these too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:17 PM Flag
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what if you let him pick the first name> [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:08 PM Flag
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Tried that. Plus he gets the last name and I carry the child. But it would take some real whining on my part, since he thinks it sounds like a toaster strudel. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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hee. my middle name is sorta close to that, and i loved having an unusual middle name growing up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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you don't want your child to have a name that your dh doesn't like--think about it that way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:11 PM Flag
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Be very careful - We named my dd a name neither dh or I was really wild about over the one I really wanted & after a year both dh & I decided we couldn't keep the compromise name & legally changed it to the original one I wanted & we both agree it fits her perfectly. So whoever feels the strongest on this wins since they really won't change/adjust with time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.15.08, 08:12 PM Flag
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