Would this bother you?

My best friend just called me two night ago to tell me she is pregnant!! She is due 4 weeks after me, and lives in NC.

We were discussing baby names...I said we have a girls name, but not a boys. She said what is your girl name, so I said, Allison. She goes "no way, thats our girls name too, Allison Renee"......I go "excuse me", in disbelief, "Allison what?" - she goes "renee" to which I reply "Get out of here, thats our middle name too!"

Renee is my SILs name, so we chose it for the middle name, she chose it just bc she likes it. What are the chances?????? So we laughed our @sses off about it and that was the end of it.

Ive told a bunch of people this story and they have all said they would change their name or be annoyed. I dont see why? First of all, we see each other twice a year, plus, we just thinks it's funny and since we have been SO close since 1987, its so typical of us that we would pick the SAME exact name, right down to the middle name.

Are we crazy for thinking this is OK? Would you reconsider your name choice?

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i am totally anal as you may have read on other posts and stuff like that bothers me....but if both of you were completely fine with it then I don't see why either of you have to change the name.

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I wouldn't be annoyed but I may consider changing it. If I really loved the name I'd use it anyway

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I think *I* might reconsider but if it does not both YOU then who cares!

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I would reconsider the name.. but I'm like that. Is your friend reconsidering the name... b/c then its totally yours..

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If she lived in NYC i would def change the name but seeing she is in a different state and you dont see each other that often. Id keep the name

It beautiful btw

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It really doesnt bother either of us, AT ALL. But people are making me feel like Im crazy for one of us not reconsidering.

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It would not bother me.

I have a very good friend who lives in CT. We have been friends since we were 4. (We are both 28 now) If this happened to us, I would not be bothered in the least bit.

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I would reconsider because I am weird about stuff like that BUT I do not think it's strange in any way that it doesn't bother you

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Posted by Larasmommy

If she lived in NYC i would def change the name but seeing she is in a different state and you dont see each other that often. Id keep the name

It beautiful btw

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It wouldn't bother me -- yes, you are BFF's, but you live in different states. if she was your sister or someone you saw often and it could be confusing then I might rethink it...

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If I was set on my name choice I wouldn't change it because of this - like you said, your friend lives oos and you see each other a few times a year.

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I plan on using Allison Renee and you MUST change it. Kidding of course! However you are close and I think it is fine to have the same name as long as you are both cool with it I think it is GREAT!

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thanks, based on all the IRL feedback I was getting, I was starting to think that maybe I was crazy for not reconsidering!

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Posted by WinginIt

I plan on using Allison Renee and you MUST change it. Kidding of course! However you are close and I think it is fine to have the same name as long as you are both cool with it I think it is GREAT!

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i wouldn't be annoyed and i wouldn't change it. if it was my sister, then YES, i'd consider changing, but not for a BF that lives 10 hrs away.

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Posted by memi7206

Posted by WinginIt

I plan on using Allison Renee and you MUST change it. Kidding of course! However you are close and I think it is fine to have the same name as long as you are both cool with it I think it is GREAT!

for a fraction of a second, when I read the first line, my heart stopped, LOL! I was like "no way?"

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I would reconsider the name since its same exact name... but i wouldnt be bothered by it since it wasnt as if she stole it from you... or you stole it from her...

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some people just like to be bothered about everything. it is cute that you both picked the same name, and as long as neither of you cares, name your kid whatever you want.

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Who cares what others think? :)

If you both like the name, and don't care (which it is cute and funny that you both picked the exact name and have been friends forever!), GO FOR IT!

Doesn't matter what others think or what they would do.

I say, if it doesn't bother you, keep it.

I don't know how I'd feel..I dont think it would bother me...especially since you only see each other twice a year.

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The fact that you only see each other twice a year is what makes me say No way would that bother me. At all.

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Message edited 6/22/2011 12:23:54 PM.