mate slagging of name im thinking of using

[ghostspirit]

i made a thread on here last night about boys names. that i want that will be ok with sir name jones... someone came up with max and i decided i like that. i put it on fb to get couple of opinions people said they liked it nicer than the other name i was thinking about and i liked it to.

another mate just rang me... omg ghost you cant call him max omg it does not go with any of your other kids names. omg he will get bullied. i said he wont get bullied why would he get bullied... her reply ok what ever what ever. all said in firm agumentive tone...... its really pissed me of

I don't understand sir Max Jones either.

How bizarre. You want to call him Max not Adolf.

Tell your 'mate' to get a grip.

And YY to not posting for validation on FB.

Don't ask people for opinions unless you really, really value their opinion.

If the name Max made you a target for bullies, most of Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey kids would have the shit kicked out of them on a daily basis...

I think that Max is a lovely name but I also think that if you're going to ask for opinions you can't get pissed off when people tell you what they think.

I'd love to know what your other kids are called and what your friend thought of their names.

I think op means Jones is their sur name...

I'm not a fan, but it's not a name he'd get bullied for. What an odd friend

Op meant surname not sir........name, jones.

You asked for opinions and she gave one.

I dislike Max as know too many dogs called it and so it wouldn't be something I'd choose or agree with a friend on.

Yes, LMR, it is a bit geographical. I can't call my dog Hugo's name without being overrun with toddlers in Parson's Green. We all have our crosses to bear.

pick your child's name yourself and stop asking for other people's opinions

100% this. Please read that line OP.

It reminds me of Homer Simpson - "Max Power"

Oh, okay. I should have picked that up! I think i was thinking of Sir Tom Jones.

I know a few Max's, it's a great name.

Ignore others and do as you please.

I don't understand this 'dog's name' thing. I had a dog called Sophie, but plenty of people choise it for their dds!

Max is a lovely name.

I don't get the 'it's a dogs name' line either.

My two DS's are named after actual dogs. One was my neighbours and one was my Aunties. They were wonderful dogs.

The DS's are not called Rover or anything similar.

Max is a lovely name. Asking for other people's opinions on your potential DC's names is always risky, though, because everyone knows a reason not to use one name or the other. All you can do is choose something you love and not be swayed by "Oh, they'll be bullied, oh they'll be called x, y and z" as it's nonsense.

I chose names I loved for both DC's. Friends have commented that they're old-fashioned but I love them regardless.

It's very likely 'her' name and she's panicking about you 'stealing' it before she's had a chance to use it.

Take no notice. Max is a popular name, nobody will bully him for it, it's not a dogs name, she's being ridiculous.

But, I think you need to stop worrying so much about other people's opinions, and putting things all over Facebook. That kind of thing always leads to some kind of upset or another.

shes not planning anymore children as far as i know... i dont mind people giving their opinion i have had people say they dont like the name i have been thinking about... but there are ways of saying things no need to ring and be almost aggressive. it was like she wanted a row.

my dad had a dog called max. so did someone else in my street when i was a kid.

and yes jones is the sur name.

I love the name Max. Its nothing to do with her and she was out of order.

It's plenty to do with her if OP asked her opinion though!

Why ask if your going to get your knickers in a twist about it?

I think Op needs to grow up and get off facebook

"i put it on fb to get couple of opinions There's your problem."

Yep. You asked for opinions and you got them. You should have specified that you only wanted opinions from people who thought you should use it. At least she phoned you to say it and didnt publicly ridicule it on FB.

But really OP its sounds quite immature. Not the name- the friendship/behaviour/language you and she use.

And who cares what anyone else thinks? Names are very personal. Dont ask what friends think, it isnt their child. Suit yourself when it comes to names.

It's interesting the friend said the name max does nt go with the names of the OP other children. Why does that matter ? Why should children in one family have complementary names ?

i never said i only wanted peoples opinions who agree i should use it. its fine to say dont like it dont think it would suit. or it reminds me of a dogs name or what ever thats fine.

but why would you phone someone almost in row tone and go on how she did. maybe she did not put it on fb wall like everyone else because the way she went on was a bit ott and did not wasnt people to see that on fb