Lots of reasons.

Out of necessity most likely.

My parents got divorced while my mom was pregnant with me. My dad wanted to name me something quite specific (and common) and when I popped up my mother said “hell no” and just picked a random name she’d heard in the waiting room. I love my name way more than the intended one.

My wife is a part of a mommy group, there is a subset of this group we privately refer to as, “the dens”. More than 50% of the group has been afflicted with this terrible naming convention.

The Children of God. My mom is/was mentally ill and my biological father exploited her within the cult for many years (friendly fishing). But she got out, and has since completely rebuilt her life. And more importantly, why aren’t my gifs posting?!

Ha, sooooo glad I’m reading this about 18 hours after my partner and I finally settled on both a boy name and girl name for Baby Is A Construct. Hopefully we will not be in the 1/5, as neither name is common, and both have multiple possible nicknames.

Or Madison/Madyson/Maddesyn. Fucking horrid, all of them

I was named after a little girl being abused in my parent’s religious cult. So, suffice to say, it’s a regret. But don’t cry for me, Argentina: I took my mother’s maiden name as my first name when I got married, and took my spouse’s last name, because it’s a badass last name. So in a way, I got to name myself, and…

Top of that list should be Braden, Jaden, Aidan, and any/all permutations.

My childhood nickname was Dolly and my ENTIRE family (immediate and my giant extended family) exclusively still call me that to this day (I’m 31). I kinda like it though.

who are all these noble and brave patriots who can be at a Trump rally at 10am on a weekday? Shouldn’t they be at their jobs, all furiously bootstrapping? Sad!

Can you imagine being an adult and knowing there exists/seeing a picture of yourself as a child, sleeping next to your dad’s boner? Jesus Christ. The creep factor goes to 11 with this guy.

I guess Flea is more of an Irish Spring man.

I mean.... 12 days... pistol whip... staple... and he’s not considered a sufficient danger to the community to get prison time? Jesus WEPT.

Yeah a guy who keeps his wife hostage for twelve days hits her in the head with a handgun staples her head wound shut and brands her is the type who will let an ankle monitor stop him from getting what he wants.... Suuuuuuuure.

It is incomprehensible to me that this man was given bail or bond in the first place simply as a matter of public safety.

In a story where every detail is horrifying this one stands out

Annnnd here is the contact information for the hon. Judge Gary J. Gilman, if you would care to voice your displeasure at his less than judicious ruling to allow a violent criminal who posed an active danger to another person free:

How is a man who violently kidnaps a woman not refused bail? HOW? A fucking tag isn’t some magical amulet of protection, it’s a piece of plastic that works only on the principal that a very bad man will want to obey the law all of a sudden because he’s wearing a trinket.

Wow, of all the circumstances to not offer bail, an armed domestic abuser who has already kidnapped and tortured his wife once is it. Absolutely ridiculous.