15 weeks and 6 days (part 2)

So.

I signed up for this website that has a pregnancy forum; equipped with birth clubs and all. I did it while pregnant with Payton because I didn't want to ask dumb questions to people I know about what was going on with me. I wanted to ask strangers, so I didn't look like an idiot.

"Did I pee my pants, or did my water break?"

"If I eat 7 soft tacos, will my baby be obese also?"

This time I signed up again as more of an elder (because we all know I have this love to be right and eventually know everything :).

On the site, the ladies post everything from off topic subjects like Oprah and Desperate Housewives, to everything you ever wanted to ask about a vagina and pregnancy.

And gas - there's lots of gas on that forum.

I'm in the "June Board" - because obviously I'm due in June. Since I'm due at the end of June, most mothers are already in their 17-20 week phase and getting gender tests.

Right now the board is blowing up with "IT'S A ???" posts and "OUR NAMES WE PICKED".

So I got a little curious and posted the names that Josh and I were thinking about for our boy since we had 2 different names picked out. (We have 1 first name picked out for a girl, but can't decide on a middle name.)

A lot of moms had polls going. "This name or this name?" So I did.

And I did it because all of the replying posts were "Oh I love that name!" or "What a creative name, that's great!"

So what do I do? I post our 2 names in poll form.

And of course - my replies were far from fucking fairy tales, cotton candy and snowflakes. (My offline cursing is at a minimum, I apologize for my online cursing.)

"He will get made fun of."

"You are setting him up for failure and to be teased."

Says Shatrika (the 18 year old pregnant chick who's profile picture was her in a prom dress with an afro giving the middle finger) and Delilah (who's profile picture was of her overweight ass and her dorky husband in a Walmart type setting with fairy wings and wizard hats).

Yes - I can't make that shit up.

I believe it's how the parents play the role in the kids life whether they will get made fun of or not.

Look at me for instance: my mom pumped me with Big Macs and steaks at 2+ years old.

And who's the fat one that got made fun of and couldn't pass up a 20 piece nugget even if she wanted to?

Bingo.

Surely a name can't make or break a kid. I mean maybe if his name was Gaylord or Penis or Kenneth Master Bates...

Right?

And even Kenneth Master Bates is a cool guy and digs the teasing he takes.