LET’S be honest – we’ve had our baby names picked out since we were about 10 years old. But what happens when the moniker you’ve had your heart set on for years doesn’t quite fit? Do you dig your heels in or admit it’s not right? Well this dilemma is something Australian mum Kate knows […]
LET’S be honest – we’ve had our baby names picked out since we were about 10 years old.
But what happens when the moniker you’ve had your heart set on for years doesn’t quite fit? Do you dig your heels in or admit it’s not right?
Well this dilemma is something Australian mum Kate knows ALL about.
Speaking to Kidspot.au, the mum – who works as an interior-architect in Melbourne – explained how she named her little boy Cash because it seemed “cool”.
She explained: “In my sleep-deprived post-natal delirium, I felt like maybe we could pull it off.
“You know, as a nod to Johnny Cash, even though I could only name one of his songs; I Walk the Line.”
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At first, Kate was chuffed with baby’s unique name.
But her doubts first started to arise when Apple updated their software – meaning an emoji of a money bag would appear whenever she typed out Cash.
Although Kate could have made her peace with that, the mum says she struggled with other people’s judgements too.
Kate claims other parents were always asking if her son’s name was spelt with a $ – like Ke$ha.
What’s more, she was even given a novelty T-shirt reading “Cash is King” as a joke.
But the breaking point when another parent introduced her as a “hipster” mum and she started “cringing” whenever she had to say Cash’s name out loud.
When he was three months old, Cash’s name was legally changed to Reuben and all his loved ones breathed a sigh of relief.
She added: “My friend is a celebrant and she came over and gave Reuben a renaming ceremony.
“It involved some level of roasting, which I appreciated. A sense of humour is always helpful in situations like these!”
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