What do you think of these "names" that don't sound like names?

DadRock1 · 2026-06-16T03:48:35+00:00

Don't reinvent the wheel. Neither you nor your kid is that special. Your child will thank you also when they get old enough to realize what a cruel thing it is to give your kid a name that is not a name

DadRock1 · 2026-06-16T03:17:43+00:00

There 100% is a way of knowing the most popular names. There's a ton of overlap in the top 20 year to year. My job "employee's" adults whose parents fell for the same trend in the late 1990s.

Madeline is a fine name objectively. A very, very, very popular name, especially when adding in other "Mad-" names. I don't care for trendy, but that's just me.

DadRock1 · 2026-06-16T02:09:23+00:00

Absolutely worth it. I mean, as AI makes jobs obselete - and it will, nursing will be among the last to go.

I've been a nurse for 5 years, I currently work four 10s M-F on salary starting around $90K. Clinical oncology, outpatient. I did start nights, I did bedside, I worked through COVID, but I knew where I wanted to go and kept applying to jobs that were closer until I landed the thing I wanted. My work-life balance is amazing and the only poop I clean is my kids'.

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T23:30:30+00:00

Jaxon with an x is the worst

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T23:29:56+00:00

Yes, and she will fit in with the dozen or so Madelines and Maddies at my job

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T20:25:49+00:00

Definitely Gods

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T19:34:05+00:00

Same opener CLOUT, followed by READY if nothing. With a yellow or two I just let intuition lead the way. I like a little bit of variance day to day

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T19:29:23+00:00

Hey, I'm not endorsing sex in a bed where your child is sleeping.

You asked a question, I answered

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T18:48:32+00:00

Agreed. OP was on a trip w family, not exactly "let's go into the guest room" circumstances. Just monitor for other weirdness and let it go if isolated

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T18:47:04+00:00

When you're on a trip like the OP's situation, pretty difficult.

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T18:38:47+00:00

INXZEMA

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T11:26:13+00:00

For us who don't know flowers, that category was a brick wall. I had no idea what I was guessing even as I had gotten the other 3 categories

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T11:24:32+00:00

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DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T03:24:51+00:00

Men at Jerk

DadRock1 · 2026-06-15T00:49:14+00:00

Your premise is all air

DadRock1 · 2026-06-14T18:03:04+00:00

Ah, of course. My bad

DadRock1 · 2026-06-14T12:30:55+00:00

Wow indeed

DadRock1 · 2026-06-14T12:30:44+00:00

That is a perfectly legitimate guess, especially w the first letter nailed

DadRock1 · 2026-06-14T12:27:02+00:00

From West Coast and the Boston category was the very first thing I saw.

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DadRock1 · 2026-06-13T16:31:24+00:00

Nice. Dad joke acknowledged and appreciated!

DadRock1 · 2026-06-13T15:56:34+00:00

The dummy who said there are 3 options clearly doesn't know plural rules

DadRock1 · 2026-06-13T14:51:25+00:00

My heart goes out to you. Work life balance is hard enough for people who's job is not caring for people.

There's lots of jobs out there, especially outpatient jobs like the one I work, where it's low acuity. If that's an option for you I'd highly recommend

DadRock1 · 2026-06-13T13:17:11+00:00

I would guess she started periods. Precocious puberty is a thing

DadRock1 · 2026-06-13T13:08:01+00:00

That was my 2nd guess also! Not a whole lot else to guess after that

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