I am the youngest of five. By the time my parents got around to me, they likely were having a little trouble naming kids. My grandma did. Of course, anyone would have trouble naming 18 children.
My grandpa named my mom wrong, behind Grandma's back. They planned the first and last names, but at the last minute, he switched the middle name to the first name. They still called her by what was actually her middle name -- and she didn't even know that that was her name, till she got her first job.
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They named one of their sons a name pulled from the obituaries, the day after he was born. And two of the boys have the same middle name. When I asked why, they said "if you had 18 kids, you'd forget that you already used the name, too." Yep, I'd have to agree with that.
I was kind of named after Lisa, on As the World Turns. Not EXACTLY after her, but my mom did like the name. Years later, Lisa (who had been married about eleventy thousand times) got married to a man named Earl. I had just gotten married too, and when I watched an episode (cause I had been watching it since conception), Lisa introduced herself to someone. I thought to myself "why does that name sound familiar?"
She had MY name. Earl had the same name as my maiden name. So, I was once named after her, but then she ended up named after me.
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Lisa, thats a riot! I've got you bookmarked & check in now & then, had to look today to see my dress. In a twist along the lines of your "what goes around comes around" theme, this dress was sold once & came back when the customer didnt like how the buttons go off center below the waist (intentional, & mentioned in listing...I was too nice). Maybe this will do the trick to get it out there again! Thanks for the mention..........Ang
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