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Would it be cruel to bestow this acronym on a baby boy.....

40 replies

ostrichneck · 22/10/2015 12:59

who will one day become a teenage boy but then one day become a man with no control over the format of his name appearance on bank cards and letters etc....?

BJ Surname....

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AbeSaidYes · 22/10/2015 13:40

no.

not at all.
My son is BJ surname. So far not one other child has commented (he's 5) and I would be surprised if they did, and only the most puerile people I know have ever commented about it. They are easy to ignore.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/10/2015 13:37

Sorry Lisbeth but . If youre saying a 4 or 5 year old coukd be mocked with the initials BJ. Then I actually find it very concerning that a 4 or 5 year could even know what the initials BJ could potentially mean.
I mean there could be potential issues in the big school but surely not at 4 and 5 years old.

Doublebubblebubble · 22/10/2015 13:33

I would avoid too

monkeyfacegrace · 22/10/2015 13:31

*I'm

monkeyfacegrace · 22/10/2015 13:29

BJ surname and NOBODY, literally nobody has ever mentioned it. In fact I didn't realise before this thread.

It's fine OP.

LisbethSalandersLaptop · 22/10/2015 13:29

" Only the immature would think it's cruel IMO "

try telling years 4 and 5 to be 'mature' about 'BJ' then notamamayet.
When you have had a child, come back and tell us all how 'immature' we are for wanting to avoid a kid having the piss ripped out of him.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/10/2015 13:27

I would avoid. No one may bat an eye lid, but then again it could mean years of teasing. Why take the risk.

YakTriangle · 22/10/2015 13:14

It's not that bad, but I would avoid it too.

DriverSurpriseMe · 22/10/2015 13:13

I would avoid it.

NotAMamaYet · 22/10/2015 13:11

Really? Cruel??

Only the immature would think it's cruel IMO

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 22/10/2015 13:10

No. Know two teenage boys with those initials. Absolutely not a problem for them.

However if you're worried stick another name in.

Lunastarfish · 22/10/2015 13:07

Yes. Could you add another Mn so say, Benjamin Thomas John Smith?

AnnaMarlowe · 22/10/2015 13:07

Stick in another middle name in between.

LisbethSalandersLaptop · 22/10/2015 13:05

yes why would you even consider it?>

Giraffeseyelashes · 22/10/2015 13:04

Yes