funny convo with my father

[breathbox.livejournal.com]

when i revealed to my dad that we'd be naming our son ocean he had this to say:

"please. no. a boy named ocean in los angeles? he's going to be SUCH a c**ksucker."

my reply?

(laughing hysterically from shock) "i know, isnt it great?"



my dad makes me laugh and laugh. i know the name ocean will impart a sense of originality as well as mystique in a person. he'll be set apart (teased, im sure will be part of that...but who isnt) as well as objectified by the reference of his name...and my whole life i have been drawn to the sea, its in my blood and the name, to me, is a symbol of something that resonates in my heart...

but hearing my dad's reaction really got me giggling. leave it to pops to really put it out there.

becky*

Comments

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I think what she's trying to say, which I agree with, is that the name won't change the kid's character like that.
Naming a kid Ocean won't make him more unique than his friend John, except that the teacher will notice that he has an unusual name.
Aren't all kids original, anyway? Isn't that what all parents are kind of striving for?

That's nothing against the name itself; just a comment on your explanation of it.

[breathbox.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think what i meant was in the eyes of others. he could be a totally "normal" and "mainstream" person and still when people hear his name is ocean, it will be a spark of interest...i know if i met a boy named ocean i'd think he was cuter/more interesting at first than a boy named bob. haha.

no offense to the bobs out there.

becky*