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I hear my neighbor on the phone:

"I haven't received my contacts yet"


Me - Dude open your down and look down, they've been sitting there for the past 2 weeks.. It's a white and orange box.. You've literally passed them a million times!
 
kobesgame said:
Nope. But we aren’t celebrating with my parents for a couple weeks yet and I’m waiting on my in-laws to get a little further away from the suicide situation. Don’t want my nephew associating his gift with that. So probably this week on their stuff.
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wait.. WHAT!!? suicide?
 
ill said:
I am on the lookout for someone getting rid of all their PS4 stuff
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It's amazing that you see them almost as expensive as the PS5
 
ill said:
I don't disagree with you much, but I don't see the reasoning here.

I feel like asking "have you settled on a name?" is not at all intrusive.
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That’s not the question I was answering. People ask what are you going to name him/her. It’s intrusive and there are many people who expect the actual name. If I was someone who was inclined to ask about settling in a name, I’d clarify it first with “I’m not asking for you to tell me the name, but have you settled on a name yet?”
 
"What are you naming your kid?"

Pop Tart

"What a dumb name!" or "What a creative name!"


How much useful information is exchanged in this ordeal? What does the asker gain?
 
kobesgame said:
That’s not the question I was answering. People ask what are you going to name him/her. It’s intrusive and there are many people who expect the actual name. If I was someone who was inclined to ask about settling in a name, I’d clarify it first with “I’m not asking for you to tell me the name, but have you settled on a name yet?”
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found this article and your position makes a little more sense.

www.al.com

Have you picked baby names yet? Parents don't want to tell you and here's why

“Have you picked a name yet?”It’s such a loaded question.Now that we know our baby is a boy, I get this question all the time. And it’s totally understandable; there are only a set number of questions you can politely...
www.al.com www.al.com

I just don't think I ever thought of it as an intrusive question...just something to discuss about the pregnancy.
 
redseat said:
wait.. WHAT!!? suicide?
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My SIL is in in-patient treatment after a suicide attempt a few weeks ago. My nephew has been passed around the family as they try to figure out everything. So I’m holding off for a bit.
 
Pregnant women are dealing with hormonal issues. There is no logic a man can understand. Let her direct the conversation.
 
Flavortown Tebow said:
"What are you naming your kid?"

Pop Tart

"What a dumb name!" or "What a creative name!"


How much useful information is exchanged in this ordeal? What does the asker gain?
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...you learn the name of the baby.

names are pretty useful information.

and no one is going to respond to the parents' faces with "What a dumb name!" or "What a creative name!"
 
ill said:
...you learn the name of the baby.

names are pretty useful information.

and no one is going to respond to the parents' faces with "What a dumb name!" or "What a creative name!"
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So now you want to use the kid?
 
ill said:
found this article and your position makes a little more sense.

www.al.com

Have you picked baby names yet? Parents don't want to tell you and here's why

“Have you picked a name yet?”It’s such a loaded question.Now that we know our baby is a boy, I get this question all the time. And it’s totally understandable; there are only a set number of questions you can politely...
www.al.com www.al.com

I just don't think I ever thought of it as an intrusive question...just something to discuss about the pregnancy.
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I certainly can’t speak for everyone, but unless I brought it up, I can guarantee I didn’t want to think/talk more about being pregnant. It’s an overwhelming experience and permeates pretty much every thought/experience/decision for 8-9 months. The last thing I wanted to do when I was able to chat with friends was think more about it.
 
Kburjr said:
Pregnant women are dealing with hormonal issues. There is no logic a man can understand. Let her direct the conversation.
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I mean, we're talking about someone else's broad.

Imagine that A. You're talking to a broad who you're not putting your weenus in (why do this?) and B. That you're asking a question like "what are you naming your baby?" as a man (why do this?)

This doesn't seem like a fun scenario.
 
kobesgame said:
I certainly can’t speak for everyone, but unless I brought it up, I can guarantee I didn’t want to think/talk more about being pregnant. It’s an overwhelming experience and permeates pretty much every thought/experience/decision for 8-9 months. The last thing I wanted to do when I was able to chat with friends was think more about it.
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I learned that lesson from my wife.
 
Flavortown Tebow said:
"What are you naming your kid?"

Pop Tart

"What a dumb name!" or "What a creative name!"


How much useful information is exchanged in this ordeal? What does the asker gain?
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Once told I like to start throwing out the names the kids at school will taunt them with. Gives them something to think about, win for everyone.
 
Bender said:
Once told I like to start throwing out the names the kids at school will taunt them with. Gives them something to think about, win for everyone.
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No joke.

My buddy once asked me about what I thought about naming his daughter "April May".

Uh....
 
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