Browsing: Boy Names

The pressure is real. You are likely staring at a blank page right now, or maybe a messy note on…

You know that feeling when you first hold your son? It hits you like a freight train. I stood there…

I thought naming my son would be the easy part. You know, buy a book, pick a sound that doesn’t…

I’ll never forget the moment we hit the wall. My wife sat across the kitchen island, seven months pregnant, staring…

You know the feeling. The screen door slams, and you look out at a world that doesn’t care about wifi…

I still remember the sweat on my palms standing in that hospital hallway. My wife was finally sleeping, recovering from…

Let’s be honest: naming a human being is terrifying. You’re handing someone an identity before you’ve even met them. When…

Naming a son is terrifying. I remember standing in the fluorescent-lit hospital hallway, holding a tiny, wrapped bundle that looked…

I remember the panic. It wasn’t the “did we pack the hospital bag” panic, or the “how do I install…

I still remember the absolute, chest-tightening panic I felt standing in the hospital parking lot. My wife was eight months…