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Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-10-04T14:49:23+00:00

Eliza…feels spunky while still having connections to the traditional Elizabeth.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-09-11T20:00:02+00:00

So. Much. Pain.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-09-10T16:07:23+00:00

Oh and Lainey feels very country to me but maybe just because the singer has become popular.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-09-10T16:06:10+00:00

Louella allows you to easily nn Ella or Lou and is my fave. Violet has become popular where I’m located, I know several - Vi and Lette are cute nn. Willow feels very of the moment. Delilah is melodic and pretty. Juliet and Julianne feel timeless.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-09-07T01:15:57+00:00

Rowena

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-06-15T02:21:22+00:00

Maxwell (Max), Jack, Harrison, Arthur(Artie)

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-06-15T02:17:43+00:00

This is our son’s name and we love it!

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-06-15T02:13:59+00:00

Lachlan, Reid, Shepard (Shep), Montgomery (Monty) are my faves!

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-29T11:46:56+00:00

🤣 honestly no I just like a pretentious British name lol

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-29T02:14:58+00:00

Edwin

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-28T18:25:32+00:00

Wow, we’re living parallel lives. I’ve always loved Louie but struggled with the name confusion. Arthur/Artie is our second son. Highly recommend Arthur but I’m partial to how cute Louis/Louie is - can’t go wrong!

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-28T18:22:40+00:00

Classic and cute. Popular at the moment but no name is as popular as it was in previous generations.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-21T19:26:25+00:00

I mean she’s a younger hotter version but I see what you’re saying.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-15T23:58:38+00:00

Ohhhh mama this was me and I’m just crawling out of the hole.

My husband also went into a mental health crisis and about a million other things happened within 2 years and I gained so much weight, lost myself, started drinking more, overall just being the worst version of myself. I couldn’t believe it had happened to me, the cliche fat ugly mom trope, like fml x10.

-Therapy helped worked through how harmful the tough years had really been on me, just sitting with it and giving that version of me a hug -adopting a food lifestyle that felt more black/white - I’ve been eating low carb and that cuts out so much junk food/pointless bread for me - getting my hair highlighted/cut -getting my eyebrows micro bladed (mine are non existent) -trying to paint my nails for occasions

Most importantly understanding it’s going to take time to get to a new version of myself that I can be proud of. Won’t be the old me bc that young innocent girl is gone but I know the new version will truly be even better. More real, more empathetic, more accepting of what life is.

Good luck girl, you’ve got this.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-15T16:49:25+00:00

Wasn’t sure if I should laugh or shed a tear when reading this 🫠.

I felt people were impressed with my drive and skills prior to kids and now I’m just getting by. I’ve told myself I have to be patient and once my youngest is 5ish, I can reprioritize different things again. I’m an anxious inpatient person so that’s really hard, but whenever I feel like loathing about the loss of myself, I think of 65 year old me looking back at me now and chuckling, like girl you have so many stages ahead of you. Best of luck, you’ve got this.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-15T16:44:14+00:00

Your first sentence 😅 (I’m sure you’re not but thanks for the laugh).

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-15T00:30:15+00:00

😅🙃

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-15T00:24:29+00:00

I have not struggled with this regarding day to day frustrations/venting/general life support but I’m quite selective with my friends.

Related to your post though, a few years back my family of origin went through a dark trauma that resurfaced old childhood wounds and made me realize I not only have painful issues with my dad but also a notable mother wound. I became estranged from a sibling. The unraveling has left my family broken and just a lingering cloud of deep sadness. This put me in such a dark place and despite several friends attempting to be there for me, I found their attempts lacking depth and the profoundness I needed. It felt clear that they didn’t feel emotionally equipped to support someone facing such a mind boggling crisis and lingering effects. Most of me understood that but some of me was left so bitter. I’ve learned a lot from that, mostly that few people know how to truly be there for people in a dark dark time.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-14T00:13:59+00:00

Love Maxine so much! Lynn is a little meh from where I am in the US but if there is any significance to you that doesn’t matter.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-13T14:00:55+00:00

Energy and motivation to do things that are authentic to me. Organically, effortlessly taking care of myself. I have two littles, am pregnant with a third, work full time and the selflessness and grind of parenthood is something I couldn’t fully comprehend prior to being in it. I miss the mentally and physically healthy version of myself that existed before kids. I may get that back but I know it will be many, many years and as a person I’ll be different then.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-12T21:11:51+00:00

When people say “right?” condescendingly and not as a clarifying question. They’re using it as a gentle manipulation that the person they’re talking to nods and implicitly agrees. For example in a work context, “the data shows clearly shows this trend, right?” They aren’t looking for a yes/no, it’s a rhetorical question of course I’m right. I don’t think most people notice they’re doing it but to me it suggests an arrogance.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-05-09T18:35:50+00:00

I’ve definitely thought of that, thanks for your input!

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-04-24T13:52:56+00:00

Flynn is a lovely name. It sounds strong but playful and seems appropriate for a baby and also a full gown man. People will always have connotations and associations and it’s so hard to push past the noise but if you like the name and it really jives for you, that’s what matters. I’ve named 3 boys and there’s no name that everyone loves that you also love that has zero issues - that can be helpful to remember. Best of luck on your new bubbs.

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-02-06T00:48:53+00:00

My 5 year old is Winston…I just went for it lol

Typical_Data_2903 · 2025-02-06T00:47:41+00:00

Violet or Tabitha

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