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re: Would you name your son a Junior (Jr.) - why or why not?
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:51 am to Nado Jenkins83
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:51 am to Nado Jenkins83
quote:Tradition.
says who? some blog you read.
frick off
quote:True. My name is Brown
Your mom told me you were named after the UPS man
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Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:54 am to slackster
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Would you go with III for your son?
Maybe but probably not... Wife probably wouldn't want to
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:59 am to slackster
Sr, Jr, III is fine. Any more is too much. I'm III. My grandpa went by our actual middle name, my dad with a shortened version of that, and what people call me doesn't relate to my actual name
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:00 am to slackster
I'm a Jr. and go by my middle name. I've found that it creates more confusion than necessary. We decided on unique names for our male kids.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:00 am to slackster
My son is a Jr. Threw it out to the wife when he was on the way and she liked it. Guess opposite experience from you.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:01 am to TexasTiger89
Sure
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:04 am to slackster
I have the same name as my dad but am not a junior because we have different middle names. My middle name goes to the first born male in my family and my dad has a older brother so my dad missed out on my middle name.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:05 am to slackster
Also, about the Jr. versus II topic. I never thought about it until recently but technically (?) the elder's name changes upon going with the Jr. option (i.e. if Usain Bolt names his son Usain Bolt Jr., then Usain Bolt becomes Usain Bolt Sr.). This would seem to create confusion with documents, etc.
I've had numerous occasions with additional forms to be filled out due to the Jr. confusion issue.
With the II option, the dad's name doesn't change at all.
I've had numerous occasions with additional forms to be filled out due to the Jr. confusion issue.
With the II option, the dad's name doesn't change at all.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:13 am to TexasTiger89
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My son is a Jr. Threw it out to the wife when he was on the way and she liked it. Guess opposite experience from you.
My wife probably just hates me.
Nah, the real issue for her is that our names are really similar so junior seems like overkill.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:15 am to litenin
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With the II option, the dad's name doesn't change at all.
my dad didn't change his but he started informally going by his middle name when i was born
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:15 am to slackster
name him a jr? yes. call him junior? no.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:17 am to slackster
As a III, the point of a nick name is to differentiate your accomplishments from you father's and grandfather's.
And it's cool.
And it's cool.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:24 am to Bullfrog
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As a III, the point of a nick name is to differentiate your accomplishments from you father's and grandfather's
I understand that, but it seems counterintuitive to the reasons you'd carry on with a junior in the first place. If you're going to go by a different name, why keep the trend?
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:30 am to slackster
I don't see a problem with it really. My son is sort of a junior...his middle name is different than mine. Traditionally in my family the father's first name is the son's middle name. Nothing really went well using my name as a middle name. So we decided to go with the same name as me option. My grandfather had passed away only a few months before my son was born, so we used his name as the middle name. Came out good.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:35 am to slackster
quote:It's a family tradition.
why keep the trend?
So don't ask me
Hank, why do you drink?
Hank why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out
The songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try to put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition
Posted on 9/1/16 at 11:48 am to The Ostrich
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I will let my son choose his own name
Frankenstein
Posted on 9/1/16 at 12:24 pm to lsupride87
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You go by Trip or Trey?
Already said I go by Trey itt
quote:
I am going to find you
Wouldn't be much of a feat. I'm not difficult to find
Posted on 9/1/16 at 12:30 pm to slackster
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ETA: Edited the title for clarity on Jr. as the second, not Junior the name.
Trashy, both of them
Posted on 9/1/16 at 1:52 pm to Cole Beer
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Trashy, both of them
It may be antiquated, but in a study done at Harvard, juniors made up 21% of the class and 76% of the elected officers of that class despite being only 3% of the US population.
So is it reserved for the elite or is it trashy? Is it both?
Posted on 9/1/16 at 1:55 pm to slackster
If you do, don't let him put it on the back of his jersey. It is not part of his last name. It is not necessary to distinguish him from you, unless you are also on the team.
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