Unredeemable Names

This AIM conversation inspired this blog:

BigCountryJEJ: i do expect people to look a certain way based on their name
RchambersDupont: I know....I hate when you expect something and you get something else
RchambersDupont: Like you hear a girl's name and then you meet the girl and you are like damn.....did you get beat with the ugly stick or what
RchambersDupont: then that name is ruined forever
RchambersDupont: everytime you hear that name you think of that girl
RchambersDupont: sometimes names redeem themselves but not always
RchambersDupont: this conversation is definitely getting a blogspot


Parents.......please make sure you think before naming your kids. Don't ruin all the good names out there. You know the feeling.....right? You hear a name and you think of a certain person or expect someone to look a certain way. Like.....you might hear the name "Mary" and think of blonded girl from high school. On the other hand, you might hear the name David and think of a big dork from elementary. Sorry for all the Davids out there but it's true. You associate certain names with a particular type of person or one specific person.

Some names enter the world of oblivion with no opportunity of a return......also known as unredeemable names. So you might be asking yourself, what the hell am I talking about. Ok.....here's how it begins. Let's us the name Greg for example (this is an example and should not be referenced as real life :) ) . In elementary, you knew a Greg and he was a bully. In high school, there was another Greg and guess what....he was a bully too. Two different guys with the name Greg. I wouldn't totally right this name off but anytime you think of the name Greg you think of a bully.

Example two, you're really excited to meet this new girl in high school. Oh man.....you just can't wait to meet Jenny. She might be the one you are going to marry. You just know it (this is exaggeration by the way). So you are walking down the halfway and one of your friend's points out Jenny and her back is turned. All you can see is her hair. When she turns around, this girl's first impression could put the name immediately into the unredeemable category or spring it right into unforgettable.

It only takes one time and a name could be lost forever.