Reflective Post

I suppose this means I should reflect on something. My brother (Andrew James {AJ}) is naming his son-to-be after himself which is interesting given our family's history with that process. My mother (Susan {Sue}) felt very strongly that she wanted to named my sister (Danielle {Dani}) after my father (Daniel {Dan}), and she did so. My father didn't like this idea but went along with it because it meant he got pick the middle name. When my mother became pregnant with my brother, my father constantly alluded to the fact that he should be named after my mother. Before that could happen a Johnny Cash song was released and it became popular in Japan (where my father was station and living with my mother and sister) just prior to my brother's conception, it was called "A Boy Named Sue". After that my father decided it would be cruel to name his son Sue. I wasn't named after anyone (at least not my first name). My middle name is a family middle name but wasn't chosen to honor anyone specific. My brother's name alluded to my mother's maiden name of Anderson and his middle name was chosen to honor my paternal grandfather and one of my uncles. The fact that I wasn't named after anyone in particular used to make me sad at being left out but now it makes me feel unique.