Names

I have never felt the need to "justify" my kid(s) names. They are MY kids and no matter what people think I put ALOT of time and thought into their names.

But I have to post about this b/c it is amazing to me how much other people care.

Someone I attend church with (YES Church, of all places) was on a website and posted a big thing about Mileys name. Now I knew I would get comments with Tommis name b/c well it is typically a boys name. But not Miley. I knew most people would think "oh like Miley Cyrus" and that was a reason I questioned ever using the name when she came out years ago. But TJ and I both loved the name and it was his great grandfathers name which made it even cooler.

But anyway she posted how she was 99% sure I named Miley after Miley Cyrus. HAHAHA Note about me...I liked her song Climb and that was it, otherwise I really don't like her and the way she acts with the media and performing. I don't like her imagine and the way she talks drives me crazy. I personally hope Miley Cyrus is gone soon so my Miley doesn't have to be compared to her. So this was the first really funny thing.

Then she went on to say how we never even knew about TJ's great grandfather and only found that out later and used it as an excuse to name our child Miley. SERIOUSLY? No TJ never met his great grandfather but he is super close to his grandfather and has heard stories and seen pictures all his life of this man. She also said we have made it clear we don't like to use family names...just b/c my first born was not named after family doesn't mean my other kids can't. Plus we didn't really name our Miley after his great grandfather. That is where we originally heard the name but we liked it so we used it.

The post was really mean and hateful and honestly pissed me off. She even went on to say I make poor name choices for my kids. News flash...they are TJ AND MY children not yours so who cares. Plus you can keep your opinion to yourself b/c not everyone has the same taste in names.

Our names for our girls....

Tommi was a favorite of mine ever since middle school when I met 2 Tommi's who were girls and I loved the name from the time I heard it. It was different enough but yet not totally off the wall. It just so happen years later I married a Thomas who has the name through out his family. So in the end she could have been named after her dad but that is not where the name originally came from. I think it would be easier to explain if she was named after her dad but she was not. I liked the name and he agreed to it.
Jolene was just a name we both loved and also could "soften" the name Tommi for anyone who wanted to add the "Jo" to it. Plus I knew a girl in high school named Bobbi Jo and I thought it was cute.

Miley was a name I originally heard when I met TJ and we talked about naming kids (just for fun while dating) and he mentioned it was his great grand fathers name. I like it b/c it goes well with Tommi and is not too feminine but not too masculine. So part b/c it is a family name and mainly b/c I just like it.
Jade was a name TJ and I both liked and it went with the J middle name thing we had going. It also went well with Miley.

So now everyone knows where are names come from and those who wanted to gossip about it can do so as they please with the knowledge of where they originated.

My vent is over :)