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WCDT Strips 3241 - 3245 (13-17 June 2016)
Morituri:
For what it's worth, I sort of think it's disrespectful of parents to choose a name for their child before they've even met them and started to learn who they are. And a bit odd that people no longer have a traditional rite of passage wherein they choose their adult name for themselves.
Seriously, get to know the kid for a week or two before you pick a name. Introduce the child to the rest of your family, see if anyone has insight into who they are and what name will suit them. Might be a good chance for the family to discuss what they hope for the child and what sort of life they can provide and how.
I recognize that I'm more-or-less alone in this opinion, aside from a few others whose general attitudes and culture are rooted in a different century. And of course governments now want a name stamped onto a child immediately for a birth certificate. But I still find the modern custom baffling and bizarre, no matter how many times I see it and no matter how normal it seems to everyone else.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: DSL on 18 Jun 2016, 17:14 ---You're ignoring the "As far as Renee is concerned" part. Goes to motivation, Your Honor. (Or is that "M'Lud"?)
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No - Renee is ignoring what she was told.
--- Quote from: blue5 on 19 Jun 2016, 01:04 ---As far as she knows he followed Brun,
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The first thing Brun tells Renee is that Clinton helped her.
Near Lurker:
Well, there we have it. Name children by numbers, like Roman girls.
Tova:
She's not ignoring what she is told. She's just maintaining her suspicion in spite of what she was told.
Much like what's going on in this thread.
chaospersonified:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 19 Jun 2016, 01:51 ---
The first thing Brun tells Renee is that Clinton helped her.
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So? How often do strangers help strangers with no ulterior motives? I mean, it happens, sure, but there's every chance Renee's life has lead her to believe it doesn't.
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