The Brilliance in Parenting Awards

[Swift]

Originally Posted by Tucson_Tim
And people often talk about "vicious" and "dumb" animals. I don't think you could find an instance in nature (outside of Homo sapiens) where the mother would do something as depraved as that. .

Mothers in nature abandon offspring regularly for various reasons. The weaker ones are left to starve, or they're left behind because they can't keep up. Or are abandoned to predators in order to preserve themselves.

There have also been documented cases with wild chimps of females killing other female's offspring.

[Ronald Brak]

Then there are gorillas. If a female has her child killed by an outsider male she will leave her current mate and mate with the killer of her child. It might sound terrible to us, but the outside male "proved" he was stronger than her mate as her mate couldn't protect the child. Persumably the murdering male will be strong enough to protect her next child.

[please]

Tape and Pacifiers DO NOT Mix!

I don't get it how taping a pacifier killed him. Someone care to explain?

[Ronald Brak]

I don't get it how taping a pacifier killed him. Someone care to explain?

I presume it was taped over the mouth and prevented breathing. Not everyone can breath properly through their nose all the time.

[Tucson_Tim]

I presume it was taped over the mouth and prevented breathing. Not everyone can breath properly through their nose all the time.

Yes. I knew a pretty damn good athlete that had trouble breathing through his nose. He used to always say that if he was ever gagged he would surely die. He eventually had an operation to correct it.

[NEOWatcher]

I presume it was taped over the mouth and prevented breathing. Not everyone can breath properly through their nose all the time.

...and most infants and tots that I've seen, usually have runny noses anyway.

[Doodler]

I presume it was taped over the mouth and prevented breathing. Not everyone can breath properly through their nose all the time.

Haven't met a baby yet whose nose wasn't constantly clogged.

[Doodler]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19350561/


I've got to wonder when that sounded like a good idea...

[Fazor]

Smaller hands can reach into the incision more easily? heh. or perhaps bill's filimg a new show, "Kids biopsy the darndest things".

[Noclevername]

The family that cuts together, goes nuts together.

[NEOWatcher]

It's one thing to be cute with kids, but I would consider sticking a kid with this to be child neglect.
N.Z. Couple Can't Name Their Son '4real'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son "4real," saying numerals are not allowed.

Or maybe the thought of being named like a license plate is a sign of possible things to happen the way he will grow up.

[Noclevername]

From the article:

"With this name, everyone knows what it means."

Yeah, it means your parents were idiots.

[HenrikOlsen]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19350561/

I've got to wonder when that sounded like a good idea...

Same reason as the giant pig shooting discussed in another thread.

"Let's get our kid in the Guinness book of records, then we'll make money on him."

[Gillianren]

Yeah, it means your parents were idiots.

No kidding.

Now, I do have a list of more unusual names that I want to give my prospective kids, but I wouldn't do that to them. Nor would I give them an oddly-spelled name in the hopes that using a "y" instead on an "i" will make them interesting. And, of course, the name that was my first choice for a girl's name--Rowan--is right out now, because Graham's last name is "Berry."

[Swift]

It's one thing to be cute with kids, but I would consider sticking a kid with this to be child neglect.
N.Z. Couple Can't Name Their Son '4real'

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son "4real," saying numerals are not allowed.

Or maybe the thought of being named like a license plate is a sign of possible things to happen the way he will grow up.

That's up there with naming a kid Nosmo King.

I wonder when we'll start getting kids named for Net/Text-messaging abbreviations...
"Lol Smith, I'd like you to meet Rotfl Jones and her sister Imho. I think you girls have something in common. I bet you'll all become BFFs".

[Doodler]

No kidding.

Now, I do have a list of more unusual names that I want to give my prospective kids, but I wouldn't do that to them. Nor would I give them an oddly-spelled name in the hopes that using a "y" instead on an "i" will make them interesting. And, of course, the name that was my first choice for a girl's name--Rowan--is right out now, because Graham's last name is "Berry."

Hehe.

Variations on existing names are fine by me, so long as they're actually variants on normal names that in conversation won't have peoples' eyes crossing, its all good.

My neice's name was Tarra. When she slipped into the Terrible Twos, she was thusly anointed "Tarra the Terror".

[Donnie B.]

No kidding.

Now, I do have a list of more unusual names that I want to give my prospective kids, but I wouldn't do that to them. Nor would I give them an oddly-spelled name in the hopes that using a "y" instead on an "i" will make them interesting. And, of course, the name that was my first choice for a girl's name--Rowan--is right out now, because Graham's last name is "Berry."

I guess "Straw", "Razz", and "Blue" are by the boards too.

Let's just hope your kid doesn't join the Amish and grow up to be an Elder!

[Noclevername]

I guess "Straw", "Razz", and "Blue" are by the boards too.

Let's just hope your kid doesn't join the Amish and grow up to be an Elder!

What a goose!

[Whirlpool]

I am not a parent, so perhaps I have no right to comment on the way others raise their kids. It's not unusual for parents to disagree on what's good or bad for their children.

But every so often...well, very often it seems, parents go that extra mile to do something totally stupid, dangerous, irresponsible, and oft all of the above.

Some might say that people this dumb shouldn't have children anyway. Others might just be saddened knowing that all the years of evolution we've gone through still allows for members of our own species to be this pathetic.

Anyway, without further adu, here's the link to the latest award nominee
Tape and Pacifiers DO NOT Mix!

I felt bad for the baby. And for the mom, yes she made a fatal mistake not thinking that taping the pacifier on the face of the baby can lead to death.
Thinking of how the mom was raised by her mom, in this incident, I think she's a good mother , just "dumb" because it looks like she didn't intentionally wanted to kill her baby , she just taped the pacifier bec it always drops from the mouth of her child.

We cannot control people having babies , its part of our life cycle. But maybe we cantrol teenage pregnancies, or unwanted pregnancies , which sometimes gives results to physical abuse by the parent to the child, beatings and such.


Just my comment.

[Damien Evans]

Yes. I knew a pretty damn good athlete that had trouble breathing through his nose. He used to always say that if he was ever gagged he would surely die. He eventually had an operation to correct it.

I used to be like that, but then i broke my nose in an accident.

My nose is now slightly bent, but at least i can breathe out of it now

[Gillianren]

I guess "Straw", "Razz", and "Blue" are by the boards too.

Let's just hope your kid doesn't join the Amish and grow up to be an Elder!

Or a Mormon.

Yeah, Graham's mom actually named him Graham Berry. Sounds like a cereal, doesn't it?

[Tog]

I worked with a woman who's parents were talked out of naming her "Penelope Candice" by the delivery nurse. The winning point was that by the time she started school she would be known as "Penny Candy".

But then my mother had a friend named Sandy Marble, She married Dusty Frisby, and they had a kid named Rusty. Pretty sure they were all hippies.

Another guy I worked with showed me his high school year book that had the twin sisters, Ima and Ura Pigg listed.

[Fazor]

Or a Mormon.

Yeah, Graham's mom actually named him Graham Berry. Sounds like a cereal, doesn't it?

Better than naming him Gary. Or Lary. Or Kerry. Or...well, you get the idea. One of our clients at the other office had a first name of something like Disentia. I thought that sounded more like an STD. I'll just hope I'm pronoucing it wrong, or that it has some kind of cultural background.

[Click Ticker]

Two urban legends:

Folks with the last name of "Lear" name their daughter Crystal Shanda.
Everybody knows a teacher who knows a teacher who had a kid in their class named (how do I write this so it's board appropriate?) "Shi - thead" (Moderators, feel free to delete if this is non-compliant withthe rules).

[NEOWatcher]

Two urban legends:

Yep; but not too far off.

My mom worked for the county for a short time, and wrote down all the unusual names she ran across. I wish she kept that list. There were kids named after cars, cleaning and grooming products, foods, and others that were just plain un-pronouncable.
One was actually named Jello.

[Tog]

I mentioned this long ago but we were at an amusement park when a woman yelled for her some "Simian" to stop running around. It was later explained on here that there is a name that is spelled differently and had long been an acceptable name, but when we head, "Simian, stop running around like that!" at the food court, the first thing we both said to each other was "She wouldn't have really named him that?"

This inspired one the GF's better rants. Just because a word is pretty or you like the sound does not mean it's a good name. Walking into a day care and saying you are there to get your daughter, Chlamydia will drive that point right home. It's much better live.

[Fazor]

We had a family friend who's name is Sandy. Her maiden name was Bottoms. 'Nuff said.

[Swift]

One was actually named Jello.

Well, everyone loves Jello.

[NEOWatcher]

Well, everyone loves Jello.

No; no... She's probably a small person since there's always room for Jello.

[Noclevername]

It's better than naming your kid "Kalash" after the Kalashnikov rifle! A real practice in northern Africa.