Naming a human being is terrifying. There, I said it. When we found out we were having our first daughter,…
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Look, I get it. You aren’t scrolling through this massive list because you want a name that blends into the…
Let’s be real for a minute. The world is loud. You’ve got the 24-hour news cycle screaming at you, email…
Naming a human being is terrifying. I didn’t truly get it until I was standing in a half-painted nursery about…
You know that panic when the nurse hands you the clipboard? The one where you have to write down the…
Listen, if you grew up in a house like mine, you know Sunday dinner isn’t just about the food. It’s…
The panic at my cousin’s wedding in Boston is still fresh. I was twenty-two, stuffed into a cheap rental tux,…
Look, I thought I was prepared for fatherhood. I built the crib (without extra screws left over, thank you very…
My wife and I spent three solid months arguing over syllables. It wasn’t about the origin or the spelling; it…
Let’s be honest: naming a human being is terrifying. I remember staring at my wife in the hospital room, holding…
You know the feeling. You’re at a bar, or maybe standing in line for coffee, and you strike up a…
The nursery floor was a disaster zone. I remember sitting there with my wife at 2 AM, surrounded by half-built…
Naming a human being is terrifying. Let’s just be honest about that up front. I remember sitting on the floor…
You know the feeling. You’re standing in a crowded room, maybe waiting for a drink or stuck in a dull…
Have you ever sat at a crowded Sunday dinner table, listening to the rhythmic cadence of names being called out…
Naming a human being is terrifying. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. When my wife and I were expecting our…
My best friend Tom called me at 2:00 AM on a Tuesday. That’s never a good sign. He wasn’t calling…
You know that feeling when the humidity hits you like a wet blanket the second you step out the door?…
Sweden gets under your skin. I remember the exact moment it happened to me. I wasn’t standing in front of…
There is something undeniably powerful about the letter A. It stands at the front of the line. It captures attention.…
Naming a human being is terrifying. Let’s just put that out there. When my wife and I were expecting our…
I remember staring at the blank birth certificate form in the hospital room like it was a final exam I…
You know that panic? The one that sets in about six months into the pregnancy. You are sitting there, staring…
It was hot. Seville in July is no joke. I was hiding out in a plaza, nursing a café con…
Naming a child feels like the first time you actually understand gravity. It anchors you. I remember standing in the…
I remember the exact moment my buddy Takeshi called me. It was 3 AM my time, and he was standing…
Picking a name feels a lot like hunting for a specific snowflake in a blizzard. You want something unique, beautiful,…
It hit me in the parking lot of the hospital. We had nine months—forty weeks, give or take—to pick a…