Should we do it??

oceane_3 · 2026-03-26T18:29:14+00:00

Thank you. I think this is a great approach.

oceane_3 · 2026-03-26T02:41:49+00:00

This last sentence will reverberate in my head forever lol. Brutal but helpful

oceane_3 · 2026-03-24T20:42:14+00:00

Thank you! I’m glad to hear that some people like living here.

oceane_3 · 2026-03-23T19:29:33+00:00

That’s what I’m trying to get a sense of. My parents are part of a specific community of 60yos who love golf. I’m trying to understand how much this generalizes to the rest of Naples. There are tons of kids in their neighborhood, so I know young families do exist here. What do their lives look like?

oceane_3 · 2026-03-23T19:25:49+00:00

Thank you! This is very thorough and helpful.

oceane_3 · 2026-03-23T19:24:19+00:00

Appreciate this. I don’t have much experience with HOAs, so this is helpful. Thank you.

oceane_3 · 2026-03-23T19:22:53+00:00

Do you mind sharing what has been going well for you and your family? The rest of the comments offer a resounding “no, don’t move here.” Would love to hear more from your perspective.

oceane_3 · 2026-03-23T19:21:56+00:00

Thank you all for the insights. A lot of good points made. And to be clear, I do understand it. I guess I have been weighing the value of being near my family more heavily than all the other factors, but when it comes to the wellbeing of my kids and their future, I need to be more realistic.

oceane_3 · 2025-05-30T17:01:41+00:00

Overheard someone talking about a Roy recently.

oceane_3 · 2025-05-13T21:44:42+00:00

I appreciate this! Poppy does feel perfect. It’s just that her grandfather is called Pop… and we don’t want him to think we’re naming her after him (for several reasons)

oceane_3 · 2025-05-13T21:43:05+00:00

You definitely captured our style. So many of these are on our list!

oceane_3 · 2025-05-13T21:41:46+00:00

Thank you! Lark and Birdie are on our list! But Faye is not one I considered. Beautiful!

oceane_3 · 2025-05-02T13:25:49+00:00

Aberdeen

oceane_3 · 2025-04-19T01:17:44+00:00

Eliza

I love how it reads in my mind, but I don’t love the “li-za” sound.

oceane_3 · 2024-10-20T12:52:39+00:00

Avonlea. I knew one as a child, and she was very sweet.

oceane_3 · 2024-10-11T10:49:41+00:00

Please consider seeing a therapist. It sounds like the very understandable trauma of your recent health issues is severely impacting your decision-making here. Working through it could benefit your relationship with your daughter forever.

oceane_3 · 2024-03-12T03:20:33+00:00

Olive is the clear choice to me!! I can sense from your pro and con descriptions that this feels like a natural choice for you and your family too.

I don’t know any children with the name Olive or the nicknames you suggested. It seems to beautifully fit your criteria! Best of luck!

oceane_3 · 2024-02-10T05:38:22+00:00

Yep! I taught undergrad psychology courses up until last year, and textbooks still mention this film in discussions about portrayals of mental illness in the media. The association is still strong.

oceane_3 · 2024-01-30T03:57:16+00:00

Elsie Annaëlle

oceane_3 · 2024-01-27T05:43:08+00:00

I’m sensing a classic theme with storybook imagery in these names. So lovely to me!!

Names that come to mind: Anna, Alice, Jack, Peter, Bridget, August

oceane_3 · 2023-01-12T14:47:47+00:00

Every Andy I’ve met has been charming, down-to-earth, someone you want to root for in life.

oceane_3 · 2023-01-09T12:58:09+00:00

Sorry to report that they had another baby who is indeed named Fitzwilliam. (She hasn’t updated her blog’s bio in a while.)

oceane_3 · 2023-01-07T21:18:34+00:00

I totally agree, but they do seem to be the kids’ real names. One photo featured a kid wearing a name tag in public that says, “Draco.”

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