What an idiot

These people don't live in the real world. Their kids will be fine with strange names. They will grow up rich and go to toney private schools.

I would rather have a unique name than Jim or Bob or mike like half the kids in every class my entire life being a kid during the 60's

I'd rather be Mike, thank you very much. My last name is the real identifier.

Just a wannabe-writer writing

nothing wrong with Jim!!!!

Guns don't kill people, Joss Whedon kills people!

They'd be fine in our 'real world' too. The majority of us aren't such angry shallow twats that we judge people by what name was chosen FOR them. Grow the f'ck up.

What's ironic is kids who get mocked based on their name take it from people like you. If you feel so sorry for them then stop encouraging others and being superficial pricks who get all angsty over such trivial BS. No sensible person actually gives a sh't what someone's name is.

They'll 'suffer' through middle school name-calling, and it'll no longer be an issue a few years later when they and their peers are more mature. They're more likely to come out stronger for it, as opposed to your kid who will likely mimic your judgmental behavior. That must be pretty depressing for you knowing you and yours are the ones who really deserve pity. Try not to take your frustration out on any kids with weird names.

These names aren't that weird. Birdie was a common nickname for women in the first half of the 1900s and she named her after Lady Bird Johnson. Cricket was a trendy girl's name in the 80s, 90s.

Perfectly said!