So here's a thought...

Yall know I want my kids to have unique names, right? Yeah. Despite any posts that state the contrary, no names are set in stone since they have not YET been born or even conceived, despite what those think about the STRESS related pudge around my belly. STRESS! As in, "I stress to you that I am not pregnant, trust that. And if I was, I wouldn't tell you, cuz you are stressing my last nerve by asking me such a rude question, because of course the answer is no, and you have in effect called me fat. And though I have no delusions about my current weight, I have seen the older women in my family and am stressed that if I don't curb this trend now, I will be bigger than I currently am."

Woo! That was a tangent, eh? And totally off topic. The topic is baby names, and an interesting thought that popped into my wee head. What if I named my baby Barack? No, seriously. This woman a few months ago said, albeit fucking ignorantly, that she would not vote for a man named Barack because it sounds "middle eastern" (read: like a terrorist) and that she'd go for someone with a more "common" (read: white) name. But think about it. How common were the presidents' names before?

But would I just be one of many? I wonder how many pregnant women are considering this very option. Everyone knows a Malcolm (my cousin is named after Mr X and his brother is named after Miles Davis), a Martin, a freaking tupac; girls named Angela, Rosa, Josephine, Maya, possibly a Halle thrown in there... Why not a lil Barack N one day? People name their kids after presidents in the hopes that they dream big and achieve their ultimate goal. According to the all-knowing google, barack is actually "baraka" and means blessed, derived straight from the Koran. In Hebrew it is "baruch" but the meaning is still the same. Sounds about right to me. Kesi's first name means son of the handsome man, and my name means, well, duh.

So, given the hoopla, is it just too much? Or might I be one of many naming their child Barack one day?

Ps: if you haven't read my "winded over barack" VP yet, please do!
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