tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10460009.post111573371247085433..comments2023-07-22T13:26:18.492+01:00Comments on Marathon Mum: What's in a Name?M.A. Stapletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16288739722399415162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10460009.post-1115866426745388682005-05-12T03:53:00.000+01:002005-05-12T03:53:00.000+01:00At least you didn't name your kids Britney. Especi...At least you didn't name your kids Britney. Especially since they are boys.<BR/><BR/>Hugs from QuigsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10460009.post-1115735862657188962005-05-10T15:37:00.000+01:002005-05-10T15:37:00.000+01:00Sometimes I think you and I are separated at birth...Sometimes I think you and I are separated at birth although you quite clearly got the writing gene. This post made me grin yet again and took me back to my own dilemma, 7 years ago.<BR/><BR/>I was expecting twins who were going to be raised bi-lingual. I knew they were non-identical but wasn’t sure about the combination. Two girls, boy/girl, two boys? Every combination had its own set of names. Furthermore it had to be pronounceable for children in two languages (Dutch and English). We had 7 months to come up with something but it came down to the last 2 minutes of my pregnancy. <BR/><BR/>We got a girl/boy and we decided on Tess(a) and Sam(uel). Just to show that you can’t win as a parent: my son has a lisp….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com