Short and Sweet: We Could Have Picked a Shorter Name

Practical reflections from a mother approaching Valentine's Day in 100 or fewer words:

Never once have I regretted the names we selected for our three children.  Notwithstanding my obvious bias, I'm entirely convinced that my husband and I did a smashing job with this task.  We're top-notch, grade-A, highly skilled child namers. 

That being said, today would be a good day to mention that selecting a ten-letter name for your kid has its drawbacks when that child is four and needs to print her name repeatedly on valentines.

Image compliments of Ken Douglas (flickr.com)

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  1. Ha! I wanted to name our first daughter Stephanie Elizabeth. One of my husband's primary arguments against it was that it was too long. 29 letters total including our last name!

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    1. Whew: 29 letters is a doozey! She dodged a bullet there!

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  2. Both of my girls have short names; Grace and Hope. I hated that I was Jennifer Marie-Anne Simone (insert mother's voice yelling that when she's angry). It was waaaaaaaay too long!

    Funny though, I never did like Jen and stuck to Jennifer.

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