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Original poster

My 13 yr old daughter hates her middle name- please adjudicate for us!

42 replies

duchesse · 07/01/2009 19:24

Josephine.

She hates it so much she prefers to tell people her middle name is Jane, or pretend she doesn't have one at all.

Luckily she loves her first name.

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janeite · 07/01/2009 19:33

Did you mention them on a thread a couple of days ago, to much general coo-ing and approval?!!!

SalBySea · 07/01/2009 19:32

I hate my middle name - but since you dont have to use it unless you're filling in official forms its not a problem, I doubt any of my friends know what it is (as I know hardly any of my friends' middle names)

I rarely think about it, wouldnt bother changing it

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duchesse · 07/01/2009 19:32

I have three children and I like their first names, janeite!

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bigTillyMint · 07/01/2009 19:31

I have always hated mine, but it's not really a problem - who uses their middle name?

janeite · 07/01/2009 19:30

Is it you who has several children with really lovely first names?

She could always tell people it's Jo. It doesn't really matter though does it and if she continues to hate it, it's easy enough to pretend she hasn't got one. I have always hated my middle name (Wendy) but it really doesn't bother me enough to do anything about it.

BoccaDellaVerita · 07/01/2009 19:29

Josephine is much better than Jane. Give it time ...

peanutbear · 07/01/2009 19:29

my middle name is lilian I hate it so much it made me feel like I had an old womans name,

I pretend I dont have one

compo · 07/01/2009 19:29

ah now, Josie is a lovely name

HeadFairy · 07/01/2009 19:28

Can she pretend it's Josie if she really hates it?

megandtyler · 07/01/2009 19:27

give er little women to read she'll change her mind

compo · 07/01/2009 19:27

erm, is this thread for honest opinins?!!

Tinker · 07/01/2009 19:27

I hated mine when a child, was very embarrassed by it, but love it now.

Nancy66 · 07/01/2009 19:27

It's a great name - she'll love it in 10 years time.

Tinker · 07/01/2009 19:26

Well, I like it but I would have hated it at 13. Then, I would have thought it sounded old-ladyish. I think it's compulsory to hate your name(s) when you're 13 though.

bodiddly · 07/01/2009 19:26

I think a lot of people hate their middle names but you don't have to use them much do you? Josephine is better than Jane!

brimfull · 07/01/2009 19:26

Most kids hate their middle name..or they did when I was growing up.DD hates hers..Margaret.

I like Josephine.

LynetteScavo · 07/01/2009 19:25

Josephine is way cooler than Jane!