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Remember Sarah Palin? Yeah we had almost forgotten about her too, but she's back in the news. This time, though, she's not angling to be the Vice President but waiting to be a grandma. Daughter Bristol Palin and presumptive son-in-law Levi Johnston are all ready to welcome their baby, who is due on December 20.
And apparently, it's a boy!
Palin's father, Chuck Heath, let is slip that Alaska's most famous unmarrieds are having a son. When asked about a name, he joked, "Oscar . . . No, I'm just kidding. They don't have a name for it yet."
Hmm. I wonder if anyone has suggested Zamboni?
And apparently, it's a boy!
Palin's father, Chuck Heath, let is slip that Alaska's most famous unmarrieds are having a son. When asked about a name, he joked, "Oscar . . . No, I'm just kidding. They don't have a name for it yet."
Hmm. I wonder if anyone has suggested Zamboni?
Top Baby Names 2008
The results are in and the top baby names for 2008 have been determined according to Babycenter.com. And despite the celebrity weirdness of late (Zuma Nesta Rock? Bronx Mowgli?) average parents are sticking with average names for their offspring.
For boys, Aiden retained his spot as the number one name (a position held since 2005), followed by Jayden, Ethan and Jacob. For the girls, Emma made a return to the number one position, knocking off last year's Sophia and beating out Isabella and Olivia. Seeing as how this was an election year, it isn't surprising to find that presidential names were popular with lots of boys being named Jackson and Tyler and girls getting Madison, Taylor and Kennedy.
Babycenter's editor-in-chief, Linda Murray says the results show a trend toward classic and old-fashioned names. "Times have changed and people are taking the world more seriously, affected by what is going on the world," she said.
Yes, it seems that most parents don't want their children being teased and chose names that would reflect something positive about them. For boys, parents said they wanted names that represented strength, kindness and compassion, compared to the strength and individuality they were going for in 2007. For girls, parents were looking for something that expressed kindness, compassion, intelligence and strength. Last year, they were looking for femininity and individuality.
I can't help but notice that for both boys' and girls' names, parents seem to have lost the desire for names that express individuality. Why do you suppose that is?
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 11)
12-19-2008 @ 12:57AM
'leen said..."Remember Sarah Palin? Yeah we had almost forgotten about her too, but she's back in the news". Susan's quote.
You don't see anything wrong with this quote. You're as sick as Susan and don't even recognize when someone writes such degrading crap.
12-18-2008 @ 3:04PM
David said...Who the hell cares, anyway?
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12-18-2008 @ 3:25PM
ton said...this lady has the worst ideas of destroying everything in the environment and has bad decisions on killing animals in alaska.how can anyone feel happy for someone thats pushed for aerial hunting of wolves?????????????
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12-18-2008 @ 3:23PM
Ague12 said...Why the focus on "unmarrieds"? Many democrats celebrities are unmarried, with kids. And a big majority wants to be like them. So I shouldn't be judging.
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12-18-2008 @ 7:06PM
TomF68 said...Why focus on "unmarrieds?" Maybe because ultra-conservatives like Sarah Palin espouse so-called 'family values' like abstinence. But when it comes to teaching their own kids those same values, they fall embarrassingly short.
It's that kind of unapologetic 'do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do' hypocrisy that engenders so much venom from the Left.
12-18-2008 @ 3:25PM
fay said...Why pick on Palin's kid for not being married and having a baby. Hell, look at Hollywood, they shell them out like peanuts and no daddy in sight.
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12-18-2008 @ 6:05PM
Angela said...Hollywood? Teenagers? I didn't know Hollywood had a rash of teen pregnancies.
12-18-2008 @ 3:31PM
Cathy said...Get off the Palin's back. Geez, why can't a baby be celebrated. I'm sick of a$$holes who have to get their digs in. Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. To the author of this story, have you lived the life of Jesus? in otherwords, are you f*cking perfect????
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12-18-2008 @ 3:35PM
Jim McKinley said...The writer is showing green eyes. Good luck to the Palins. I am glad there was no abortion. These are beautiful people giving birth.
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12-18-2008 @ 3:37PM
ThePriest said...Damien, Is that YOU Damien?
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12-18-2008 @ 3:40PM
Love2Love said...I am disgusted by your mean-spirited, ignorant writing. Get a new job! God Bless our great country.
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12-18-2008 @ 3:44PM
Emily said...Wow..You really need help. Just because there 17 doesnt mean
theyhavent been together for a long time. When i was in highschool I had a friend who was 18 and was very much in love with his
girlfriend. They were together since they were 12! (And for the
record im only 20 so i'm not some oldie telling a story of how it use
to be.) That is 6 years so call me crazy but it is possible. And just
because they arent married yet doesnt mean they aren't going to get married. Maybe she wants to have the baby first so she can fit into a nice wedding dress (Do you blame her? Who wants to be a cow walking down the isle).
I really couldnt give a damn about politics let alone sara palin but
when i see comments from little whiney kids like you, I just HAVE to reply. She doesnt owe you a god damn explanation about her kids to begin with. Her family is none of your business. Focus on your own problems instead of living vicariously through other people.
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12-18-2008 @ 3:58PM
jen said...THANK YOU EMILY
12-18-2008 @ 8:06PM
Samantha said...Wow..You really need help. Just because there 17 doesnt mean
theyhavent been together for a long time. When i was in highschool I had a friend who was 18 and was very much in love with his
girlfriend. They were together since they were 12! (And for the
record im only 20 so i'm not some oldie telling a story of how it use
to be.) That is 6 years so call me crazy but it is possible. And just
because they arent married yet doesnt mean they aren't going to get married. Maybe she wants to have the baby first so she can fit into a nice wedding dress (Do you blame her? Who wants to be a cow walking down the isle).
I really couldnt give a damn about politics let alone sara palin but
when i see comments from little whiney kids like you, I just HAVE to reply. She doesnt owe you a god damn explanation about her kids to begin with. Her family is none of your business. Focus on your own problems instead of living vicariously through other people.
LOL Can you even speak English?
12-18-2008 @ 3:44PM
martina said...No, they are now called "babies" say it with me...bay-bee why should a child start its life out with such a harsh word? I don't think that word has been used to a child born out of wedlock in ages. rude. yay for new babies!!! hope he is born healthy and happy!
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12-18-2008 @ 3:51PM
Lisa said...Bristol's baby will share a birthday with my daughter who will be turning 17. All, i can say it best wishes and good luck!!!!!!!
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12-18-2008 @ 3:49PM
martina said...I had my daughter when I was 17, she is now 8, I wasn't married and thank GOD for that, her donor was a deadbeat. Now my daughter is happy, healthy has a great FATHER and and wouldn't wish to go back and change anything. I graduated highschool got a job and take care of her. She gets straight A's and is in gifted and talented classes, she has already recieved good citizenship awards since kinder. she is off to a great start, my age and lack of a wedding having NOTHING to do with it.
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12-18-2008 @ 3:59PM
larry said...Nice going..Sleeping with a dead beat was very responsible. You must be so proud.
12-18-2008 @ 4:59PM
Denise said...Whatever, Larry. When's the last time someone slept with your deadbeat ass?
12-18-2008 @ 3:56PM
Pinus1 said...Post number 9, thank you. You seem to have your heart and mind in the right place. The writter; "Susan Wagner" cannot write. Does aol pay her for this?
I do find it difficult to keep up with today's social mores. You can call me old-fashioned and old fashion,( as I am 90).
If they were married, the custom in the United States is that the baby takes the father's last name.
As they are not married, I suppose they have a choice.
My understanding of marriage and having a child seems to be a changing dynamic.
People no longer feel the need to be married.
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