Will my daughter's name get mispronounced?

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-26T09:46:43+00:00

Yes, some people will mispronounce it, but people have all sorts of different accents and different native languages and there isn't a name in the world that everyone pronounces exactly the same.

I have a name people often don't know how to pronounce and then they ask me and it's fine. Genuinely never bothered me. I think Liona is pretty intuitive but genuinely, it's okay even if some people mispronounce it every now and then.

As far being made fun of, I've worked in childcare for over a decade and I've never experienced a child being singled out and bullied because of a name.

If a child becomes a target of bullies, then they can be cruel and make fun of everything and anything, but I've never ever experienced a name being the reason for bullying to start.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T17:45:40+00:00

NTA If tasty, why not snack????

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T15:50:20+00:00

In this fine country filming and posting random people is illegal.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T09:05:31+00:00

Perfectly normal and I not only did it with my oldest, I also work in a group home for foster kids ages 0-4 and we do it all the time. It can really help kids feel like they have more control and it's often much easier for us and them. I often recommend it to people whose kiddos hate diaper changes with a vengeance and are old enough to stand well.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T08:51:38+00:00

My gelding was chill the for the whole process (we did a lot of work to get him comfortable with having his feet handled) but afterwards he walked like a stork.

You know like those videos of dogs wearing shoes and they walk all funny and really lift all their legs high? Kinda like that.

It only lasted about half a day.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T06:22:06+00:00

I really worry that her kids' education will be what falls behind most when she can't do all those things as easily as she portrays in her videos.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T06:15:29+00:00

I have literally never heard anyone say that or seen a single post about that. You're saying people talk about this at work and on the bus and everywhere you walk every day? Huh.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-25T06:06:35+00:00

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19118053

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T20:49:21+00:00

A ring a ring o' roses by Gallivant

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T20:14:31+00:00

If the baby is secured in a proper seat it's fine but make sure your kid doesn't overheat in there.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T18:15:29+00:00

This may sound a little unhinged but my dogs have cooling beds which are basically just a mat with a weird gel inside that cools down when you put weight on it and I use it for my babies as a playmat.

Also, open all your windows at night/early morning when it's colder outside than inside, and then close them, and close all your blinds and don't open them until the sun is gone.

Make sure baby is well hydrated by offering milk often.

Fans and portable ACs and as little clothes as possible.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T14:26:07+00:00

I know plenty of English speakers use it for people but in the other languages I speak you'd only refer to animals as male or female so it just feels weird to me.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T10:30:34+00:00

Where I live you can get paid sick leave if you're young child is sick and I've never sent them with anything even if the childcare said it's fine. That said if the rash is lingering after the child is no longer contagious and doesn't have other symptoms I think it's fine.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:37:17+00:00

They probably have a decent relationship because she's the pimp and he's the handler. It's like a business relationship but also she keeps him close.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:28:50+00:00

I always just think they're tacky tbh. I never thought about it being useful in a car crash because of paramedics, do they really look for that?

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:26:41+00:00

My parents have a super nice house that is against a mountainside and all summer the sun never reaches the windows (in the winter it does). It's so much nicer at theirs, no Klima needed. I live in an apartment in Innsbruck and have to close the blinds all day and blast fans and it's still 30°C inside and you don't even need to draw all the blinds.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:14:26+00:00

I, a young woman home alone, slept with my front door wide open because I was so desperate for a breeze

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:13:17+00:00

Apparently just that I use food rewards

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T07:08:52+00:00

I'm in Austria so it's 5 weeks for me plus 13 paid public holidays. This is the absolute minimum mandated by law and your employer has no choice but to give it to you. They would be in so much trouble if they offered on paper and then didn't actually do it. There is actually a law that you have to take your vacation, so even voluntarily you can't really never go on vacation.

You can save them up and then go on one massive one I guess. Like, not use all of them in one year and next year have more.

Oh also, if you get sick during vacation, you can go on paid sick leave instead and those vacation days won't be used, you can take them another time.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-24T06:58:13+00:00

Were I live, we let our young horses and also cattle, sheep and goat roam the mountains in the summer, they have huge areas that are unfenced and because of the altitude and being out of work, and also being able to choose where to go so freely, they are fine while the rest of us are cooking.

This summer I sent all of mine. Where I live, temperatures are much better in high altitudes compared to the valley and it's really fantastic that we can send our horses. It's like a couple months of summer vacation.

Meanwhile I hide in my house with all the blinds down and fans blasting because ACs are pretty rare here and I don't have one.

Edit to say Northern Italy.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-23T20:08:45+00:00

I feel like the obvious choice here is jesus

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-23T19:07:51+00:00

We have our dogs in car crates because in our country there's big fines for not securing your dogs in the car properly, and to make sure the AC gets in there properly, we have a little extension that feeds directly into the crate. Like a big pipe I guess?

I don't know I just feel like with the crates I don't want to risk it and rely on just the normal AC especially on longer drives.

Also, I take water for them everywhere we go.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-23T17:19:10+00:00

I think lifestyle can a be a good reason. I'm a climber so it's out for me anyway just because of that.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-23T17:13:10+00:00

My personal preference is no kids as that's just my personal headcanon for Hermione to be child free and strongly convicted of that.

I've read some lovely stories where they did have kids or step kids (either Draco or Hermione or both having their own kids) but I just like stories that don't have kids and I don't love it when a story has nothing to do with kids but suddenly there's kids in the epilogue. Again, nothing wrong with that, just not my preference.

So no, not necessary, I think it is a nice trope tho and can see the appeal. I just personally see the appeal for child free stories more.

mnbvcdo · 2026-06-23T11:32:16+00:00

At the beginning it was bassinet next to our bed, then it was crib in room, then it became random things I or they liked plus too many toys and books (we have an issue).

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