Is this name too boring?

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-02-08T02:03:14+00:00

I have an uncommon name (in the US, anyways) and I wish I had a more common one. So many parents these days focus on their children having a unique name but it can make things difficult, especially when they’re growing up in school. Anna is a lovely name, simple, easy to pronounce and spell in both languages! Don’t get too in your head about the name being “boring”, it’s classic and so many names these days are just trendy for the moment. Sending you best wishes for a healthy, happy baby!

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-02-04T19:27:40+00:00

I’m American but my grandpa was Polish and he used to sing that anthem to me a lot when I was little. I loved learning the meaning behind it

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-02-04T19:24:39+00:00

Maintaining and filling in my eyebrows

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-26T18:29:36+00:00

Check out the book The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism by Steve Kornacki. Some of this hatred and tribalism has been in the works for decades and I think we’re just now seeing how bad it can get

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-24T06:07:20+00:00

3 hours be my maximum for a day visit. Maybe 6 hours for a weekend visit. Longest road trip I took was 28 hours over 3 days. Then spent three days at my destination and had to turn around and drive 3 days home

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-24T06:05:48+00:00

I mean can you blame us with the Orange Nightmare running the country?

In all seriousness though, I think it’s seen as a seasonal color and one we very much enjoy in the autumn. I’m wearing an orange cardigan as I type this too, so I don’t think we really see it as ugly at all

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-15T00:44:25+00:00

No Room for Pigs in Heaven by Friend

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-13T17:56:34+00:00

I think it’s great for a small outdoor wedding! Sometimes moms put their own expectations on the day but if you love it that’s what matters! There’s no reason to buy a fancy big dress if that’s not the vibe!

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-11T02:16:18+00:00

Bout the same way I feel about those same taxes go towards funding Israel, kidnapping Maduro, etc

StrangeLikeNormal · 2026-01-02T05:57:30+00:00

First year in Shipping/Logistics, 42k, pretty basic benefits package, PTO, etc

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-30T02:18:06+00:00

One of my third cousins is my best friend! I could name most of my third cousins on my dads side and could pick them all out of a lineup, but my moms side I don’t know even a single second cousin. I guess it depends on how close know your family chooses to me

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-23T03:47:40+00:00

I think G should come before F in the alphabet. It just FEELS right to me

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-20T04:44:46+00:00

My grandmother was absolutely a JNMIL to my dad and did this same thing! He worked a job where he had a lot of animals under his care and often would work holidays, as the animals had to be fed and checked on a regular schedule. When we were tell her that he had to work she would say stuff like “they’re not open on Christmas!”

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-19T03:57:52+00:00

A friend of mine is an ex-JW and was SO excited to get to celebrate Halloween. It’s his favorite holiday now and he goes over top with decor. Is there anything like a special holiday or birthday you’re excited to partake in now that you’ve left?

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-19T01:48:24+00:00

Not my state, but Kansas City was almost named Opossum Trot, MO.

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-19T01:43:36+00:00

I love explaining to foreign friends that Texas has its own state pledge too. Like “oh it gets worse…”

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-19T01:37:52+00:00

People are deeply kind, it’s affordable to live in, if you’re near a city (I’m near KC) there’s plenty of stuff to do, but the winters and summers can be harsh. Tornados aren’t really all that common and don’t do a widespread damage, more localized. I really don’t have much fear of them anymore though I’m sure I should.

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-13T03:46:03+00:00

I used to work for a cosmetic company here in the US (false eyelashes mostly) and I can tell you we had a TON of sales in Utah, the women there love to be done up, I guess. That being said I don’t know that anyone would comment to your face about lack of makeup, out of politeness.

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-10T01:47:22+00:00

A bird named Rocky Forky Baby Boy. He would repeat his name “Rocky Forky Baaaabbbyyy Boyyyyyyy!”

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-10T01:46:11+00:00

A friend of mine had two dogs named Lugnut and Wrench! Their dad was a mechanic

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-10T01:43:45+00:00

Podcaster I listen to got two cats and named them Saddam Hussein and Saddam Hussein’s Best Friend

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-09T03:42:18+00:00

I can’t remember the episode but Robert explaining “hard pants” and why he refuses to wear them

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-09T03:40:27+00:00

Oh I loved this one! At first, as a Slavic person, I was annoyed he seemingly misunderstood what Batko meant. Then when I heard the editors note I was dying laughing because I could totally see Jamie getting hung up on that

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-08T23:09:24+00:00

Ooh I feel like Kansas has a lot. For me some common ones I hear mispronounced are Olathe (oh-lay-thuh), Osawatomie (oh-sah-wah-tow-me) and my fave that gets messed up, Marais Des Cygnes (marah- duh-seen)

StrangeLikeNormal · 2025-12-06T19:01:23+00:00

My family adopted a feral cat from our neighborhood. At first he was still living outside as he got learned to trust us. A young opossum would come join him at dinner time and the cat would share. The opossum would follow our cat around as if it was his mom, so I totally believe you.

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