There may be hope in the world...

[lickystyx.livejournal.com]

My sister and her wife just adopted another of their foster children. Lovely news that I have another niece yes, but what's better, they changed her name. Why is this better you ask? Because, her birth parents had named her Nevaeh! At her adoption they changed her name to Maggie... I don't know if it's just Maggie, I hope not, but even that's better than her original name. At least that's my opinion. Now if they named her Margaret and call her Maggie that's fine too. Margaret is my mother's middle name after all. I'm sure I'll find out when I see them next. But in the mean time, besides being happy there's a new member in our family, and another neglected and abused child has been saved... which are very good reasons to be happy mind you, but also, it just makes it that much happier, I think, for one less 'kr8tyv' el crappo name to be forced upon an innocent child. At least it makes me smile. :)

Comments

Maggie

[lindsalope1.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to your family on their new addition! Adoption can be a wonderful thing. Also, kudos to your sister for renaming your niece to a more proper name. Though I'm not one of the "name Nazis" that tend to frequent this forum, I must say that Margaret (with Maggie as a nickname) is a lovely name and a much-needed change from Nevaeh, which isn't even a real name. Margaret is also one of those names personally dear to my family since it's a family name on the Irish and English sides of our family. Good luck to your newly-expanded family! (My husband and I are expecting our second child as well!)

Re: Maggie

[lickystyx.livejournal.com]

thank you! and congrats to you too!