• shneancy
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    its quite simple - they want their child to be special and/or they want their child to make them special

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      That, or they grew up in a situation like me where I knew 14 people named Mike, 8 named Peter, 12 Jacobs, and 9 Anthonys.

      I was always glad my parents chose an uncommon name for me.

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        I was always glad my parents chose an uncommon name for me.

        There’s plenty of uncommon names to choose from without misspelling a brand name and sticking that on your kid for life.

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        i had four teachers per grade at my elementary and every class had at least four stephanies