Posted on 05/11/2005 3:18:06 PM PDT by kingattax
A couple in Tucson, Arizona is making news for refusing to give their child a name.
Andrew Heatley and Mary Lane decided against naming their second child when she was born, because they wanted to see what would fit her personality.
She is 18 months old now, and still nameless. For now, they just call her "Baby" or "Bobee" - a nickname used by her big sister, Meah.
Because "Baby" has no legal name, she has no birth certificate, no social security number, and cannot be claimed as a tax deduction.
The mother and father with their nameless 18-month-old daughter.
Definitely.
PONG
Since her personality won't really be fully developed until adulthood, how far are they willing to take this?
Well, it's still entitled to vote...
OH MY GOD!!! /saracsm. I'm surprised this isn't illegal... or is it?
Anyone here seen The Jerk?
Omigoodness. I've had babies in the NICU without names, but they had their names by the time they went home.
I use this theory when I name my cats.
Just name the kid Madison and get it over with.
My father told me of a man he knew in the navy who grew up in a large family that never named a child until a younger one came along. The youngest was just called Babe. This Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy was 'named' Babe.
ROFL
"Living in the desert with a child with no name...."
LOL...thats good
Reminds me of the joke about the woman who was seen crying in her hospital bed, When asked why she was crying she stated she had been wondering for days what to name her baby and when it was broguth to her the hospital employees had already named it , she held the baby up and showed the name on the baby's are, F.E.M.A.L.E.
are should be arm.
Let me guess: These lovebirds haven't decided yet whether to marry because they're waiting til death to see if they fit well together.
And did she also have a son named Nosmo King?
She's 18 months old, so she can walk by now. They can use the strategy we use to name a puppy.
Think of about 5 or 6 names that you like, put the puppy (kid in this instance) at one end of the yard, call out a name, and which ever one the child responds to (hopefully runs to you) with the most enthusiasm, that's the name you pick.
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