I Love My Name

I don't know about you guys but I love my name. With the large array of names that are available and used nowadays, I am extremely lucky to have a name as simple and beautiful as Chelsea. The only thing that can get annoying is when I meet someone for the first time and I say, "Hi, my name is Chelsea," and they reply, "Like Bill Clinton's daughter?" So it's not that big of a deal but so many other people are not that lucky.

Take something that has been deemed "relevant" (and I use that term loosely) in pop culture, like the baby name North West. While some people may thin that's cute or clever, most people don't care for it and kids can be cruel, especially when making fun of other kids' names. So I fear for the bullying that this child may receive because of the name that her parents chose for her. I am obviously not going to make fun of an innocent newborn baby. I'm just referring to the negative publicity that Kim and Kanye have received since the name was announced.

As a more local example, one day my dad told me that he met a kid named Austin Powers that absolutely hated his name because of the constant jokes and ridicule that he received on a daily basis. In my opinion, there's no way for a person to go through his life, hating their own name. Don't get me wrong, name your child whatever you choose, this is all just my opinions and views.

So I've been very fortunate that my name is simple and doesn't rhyme with anything negative and whose nickname is "Chels," which is also short and sweet. So while all of this Kim and Kanye baby news has been floating around the TV and internet, I thought I'd take a minute to appreciate the respect that my parents enabled me by giving me a normal name; so thanks Mom and Dad, I love ya. :)