On the naming of children

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2. A caveat.

Never give your child a grandparent's name if there's a possibility they may end up hating it.

My mother, who was named Florence, hated her name with a burning passion. She went through life avoiding being called by her name, or the Flo nickname. Can't think of ever hearing my father address her by her name. She basically ignored her name.

She threatened that if my sister or I had a daughter that she'd disown us if we named anyone Florence. I believed her, and -- 20 years after her death -- feel that she'd come back and haunt any future generation who bestowed that name on an unsuspecting kid.