I’m guilty as the next person of scouring the bookshelves for a clever name for my child. My husband’s only request is that the name not be made up, which meant I had to find proof that someone of some worth had been named Piper (voted down because my husband had a stuffed rabbit named Piper) and Baylor (voted down again because Rick said we had no ties to the school). We did agree on an old-school name for our son, Truman. And as you’d probably expect, both friends and family winced when we announced the name we intended to …read more

Have you ever heard a name and thought to yourself – “what was that mother thinking?”
When I was pregnant with my twins, I spent a great deal of time thinking about names. Growing up with the name “Gayla” was not easy and I didn’t want my kids growing up with teasing and ridicule that I’d undergone.
I look at some of the mega stars and what they are naming their children and have to wonder if the fame of their parents will be enough to keep the teasing at bay – well, will it?
How much thought did you put into naming …read more