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It’s official - our baby’s name will be Thalia Lynn Plew. This should make shopping for custom monogrammed strollers and carriages much easier. Ugh - I just threw up a little in my mouth at the thought of monogrammed baby stuff.

Thanks everyone for your comments -we appreciate your input!

I said now come on everybody, now let’s play a gaaame.

I always liked to have guys named Chuck around when we played the name game in middle school.

Anyway, we’ve been thinking about names for our little girl, and we have one we really like.

Thalia -

THALEIA (or Thalia) was one of the nine Mousai, the goddesses of music, song and dance.

In Classical times, when the Mousai were assigned specific artistic and literary spheres, Thaleia was named Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry, and portrayed holding a comic mask, or a shepherd’s staff or wreath of ivy.
–From Theoi.com (more about Thalia at the link)

It is important to me to give my daughter a unique name with a sense of history. When I think about what values I want to instill in my daughter, I think of wisdom, respect, creativity, humility, lightheartedness, a respect for the earth… I’ll stop there. “Thalia” seems to embody these values and gives them a historical context.

That, and it’s really low on the Top 1000 Baby Names in America list (#668), which is important to me. Our first name idea was Madison, which is now the 2nd most common name in America for little girls. Imagine losing your kid in a crowd, calling out their name, and having 12 little heads turn around. Not my cup of tea.

On the downside, Thalia could grow up with a “Boy Named Sue” complex - constantly having to explain her name, never finding a keychain or bike license plate with her moniker, etc. I don’t mind that so much though - being unique is something of great value.

Speaking of “Unique” - it’s #937 on the list. Can you believe that?

So, what do you think? Like it? Hate it? Don’t care? Come on people- let us know. Just remember, Thalia (if that becomes her name) will read this one day!

Many of you may be saying “DUH!” while reading the headline of this post, but it’s important to see the difference between a nurturing father and a strong father.

A nurturing father takes the road of enlightenment. He knows he doesn’t have the answers, he knows mistakes are a part of the road to success, he understands his role as father is to encourage and challenge his daughter. He provides the compass which his daughter can use to guide herself on life’s journey.

A strong father is there to protect his daughter from the outside world. He’s there to help her learn her role in society. He doles out punishment and expects no questions when orders are handed out. His role is to provide a map and directions to the road of life, detours are discouraged.

Kind of like this:

Basically, raising a daughter who can take risks, negotiate for what she wants, learn from her mistakes, and solve her own problems without being rescued by you or any other man is the order of the day. This is what makes her a strong, happy woman rather than a little girl forever.
–CyberParent.com