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"4Real" rejected as baby name, so parents choose "Superman" instead
Awhile back, I wrote about Pat and Sheena Wheaton, who were fighting with the government in New Zealand for the right to name their baby 4Real (they chose the name after realizing their baby was..."for real"). Unfortunately for the couple (or maybe fortunately for their son), they lost that fight -- not because the name was too ridiculous, but because names in New Zealand must be a sequence of letters.
Their solution? Pat and Sheena have decided they'll name their son Superman instead.
However, Superman's parents, while recognizing his legal name, still plan to call him 4Real -- just as they'd always intended.
I mean, seriously. 4Real? Uve got2b joking. WTF?
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nicolebarber 8-09-2007 @ 9:59AM
I'm starting to think that they just want attention or gifts for having the most unusual name.
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sally 8-09-2007 @ 10:34PM
everyone has the right to name their baby what they want but what are these parents thinking this poor little boy will suffer all his life from this they should really think about it for real this is a human life not a toy
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Dannielle Ward 8-10-2007 @ 2:50PM
What happens when their son grows up & god forbid needs to call 911? What do you think will happen when the operator asks him his name & he replies Superman or 4real? Do you really think they are going to come & save Superman? Odds are they will hang up & whatever emergency Superman has he will have to handle it on his own. I hope the parents have super powers to pass on the the boy because he won't be able to get a job either. People will think he's delusional referring to himself as Superman all the time. These parents aren't just setting him up for teasing but possibly putting his life or someone else's on the line. I mean really if you worked the phones at 911 & Superman called what would you think? A little common sense goes a long way.
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