What is in a name? We have many little creatures in our house and they all have names. None of them are living - they are all of the stuffed animal variety. Almost four years ago I picked up a tiny monkey off of the swap table at church. He came home to live with us and soon became a regular companion to Jared. We had friends visit and when Griffin asked what his name was Jared responded "monkey" however Griffin heard "Mikey" and he's been Mikey ever since. Mikey has been to Belgium, Germany, France, and all over England. With naming Mikey Jared also started naming all his other toys. He is the quickest of the kids to name a new friend. We went to the aquarium a few weeks ago and they had lots of little animals for $1 so I let the kids choose a few. While I heard "where's my fish?" "where's my dolphin?" from the other 2 I heard "what happened to Rod?" from Jared. I'm still not sure if he even caught the cleverness of naming a fish ROD but I thought it was cute.
Jordan is also pretty good at naming her animals. She usually puts more thought in to it than Jared and sometimes they go through a few names before the right one is chosen. She has a bear named Baby Rosie but it isn't her "first". When she was 2 she fell in the Chicago Airport and we ended up in the ER getting stitches. When the entire ordeal was over the hospital staff gaver her a brown bear. The bear was quickly named "Baby Rainbow". Along with the adoption of Baby Rainbow Jordan also changed her name. For several months she changed her own middle name to Little River. Jordan Little River and her Baby Rainbow. I was never quite sure if she was getting in touch with some long lost Native American roots or if she was going through a hippie phase. Baby Rainbow ran away from home - maybe she was a hippie searching for her freedom? - and a replacement bear was called in via e-bay and Baby Rosie took her place.
Jackson is about growing out of the naming thing. He still has Lambie, a lamb he got after getting his tonsils out when he was 4. And Tigey - you guessed it - a Tiger. Come to think of it he wasn't ever in to the naming thing to begin with. I'm just hoping now when he has kids of his own they aren't named Baby, Boyie, and Girlie. We'll have to put the naming in to his wifes hands.
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My daughter alternates between just calling them by their type (pink elephant, red elephant), by the names of either: herself, her brother, or two friends from school (always the same two), or else strange made up names, like Benter (a small purple and apparently female Beanie Baby). No, we don't know where Benter comes from either LOL.
that's great. i love the fish named "rod". we have lame names for things because poops hasn't started giving things names himself. so it's "froggins" for a stuffed frog. things like that.
"Rod" was hysterical! I'm a namer so I totally get this. I also name my imaginary friends. I play electronic Yahtzee with Curtis. I don't know why. He always plays first, then I try and beat him. We are friends. He isn't real. Scary, huh?
Its cute when kids name their soft toys lol....... and some of the names are just so funny.... and some are funny cos they are just so normal lmfao....
LOL@rod..... that is a classic lol
sorry I aint been around..... hope all is well in your neck of the woods :)
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So, do you have a child named Griffin? That is my maiden name.........a big name from Clarkston.......and I have a grandson named Griffin.
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