Chief complaint of the night
"Namonya"
She was an 18 year old female. She was right. She had it.
I told her that in honor of this occasion, that is what she should name her first born daughter.
She looked at me like I was crazy and told me she already had two daughters.
Then I remembered where I live.
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Huh ? That totally went over my head... I'd never name my babies after pneumonia. Scarlet fever maybe... :)
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Maybe she could use it to name her firstborn son....or does she have one of those already too?
When I worked at an inner city hospital one of the young dietary workers had twins.
She named them
Lemonjello (pronounced Le-mon-gelo)
and Orangjello (or-an-gelo) in honor of her job in the kitchen - making jello.
You act as if being an illiterate 18-year-old with 2 kids is a bad thing. I'm sure she has a loving, well-paid husband who has vowed to support her and the kids while she makes her way through her Bachelor's and Master's programs.
*snicker* that was a good one, MG. I am sure she is still trying to puzzle out in her head what you meant, exactly.
Heh. Worked with a woman who was going to name her next child "Nokia" after the phone because she liked the way it sounded. And I remember a pregnant 17 yr old, G5 (yes, FIVE) P3 (yes, THREE). And she just looked like a little cheerleader with a basketball under her shirt. Sheesh. Sometimes ya just gotta look at the family.
"Then I remembered where I live."
ROFLMAO...
Monkey, I'm sure you're not, but don't fret about those who "don't get" your naming scheme...they just aren't privileged enough to experience the wonderful, creative ways we've all seen to name kids.
I know I certainly get it...and the scary thing is, it WORKS!
"namonya"...haha!
I've been keeping a list of names that I encounter at work. If I see a good name I email it to myself for the list. Last night I added Delicia, Jennyvette and Ruqayyah.
One doctor had a secret collection of funny patient name stickers on a piece of paper. I'm sure the HIPPA police made him throw that away though. Haven't seen it in awhile.
I think Molly is the strangest name in the name book.
Guys, I've heard some crazy stuff too. I used to work psychiatric and you can bet you hear some seriously bizarre names for people's children. Some are so unique I can't say them (HIPAA again).
Let's do be careful, though, about urban legends and problematic characterizations. Just a thought...
For Nurse K. It's HIPAA NOT HIPPA. One "P"and two "A's".
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