in a November 2020 blog post<\/a> after realizing \u2014 far too late \u2014 that her daughter\u2019s initials spelled out something less than ideal. After naming her baby Aribella with an S middle name and having an S last name, the issue didn\u2019t click until her own mom pointed it out.<\/p>\n\u201cIt wasn\u2019t long before my mom was doodling her name out on paper and turned to me. \u2018We have a problem,\u2019 she said. \u2018Her initials spell ASS,\u2019\u201d Chelsea wrote.<\/p>\n
She admitted she briefly tried to laugh it off. \u201cIf I am being really honest, ASS sometimes describes both of my children well and could be an appropriate nickname,\u201d she joked. \u201cI\u2019m convinced that most every toddler could accurately go by the name \u2018ASS\u2019 from time to time.\u201d Still, reality quickly set in. \u201cThe brutal reality of signing paperwork as an adult or initializing \u2018trade-and-grade\u2019 assignments in middle school made it too much for me to bear.\u201d<\/p>\n
Determined to spare her daughter years of awkward moments, Chelsea took action immediately. \u201cAlas, my husband wheeled me back to the nurse\u2019s station where I found the paperwork lady,\u201d she recalled. Luckily, the documents hadn\u2019t been submitted yet. \u201cWe had the pleasure of ripping up all evidence that our child was, for a moment, known as ASS. We swiftly swapped her middle and first name and resubmitted the paperwork as if nothing had happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even her social media announcement needed a redo. \u201cMy social media announcement post was replaced by a message \u2018Yes, I know I made my child\u2019s initials ASS. I promise I am changing it and will be a better mom from here on out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The moral of the story? Before falling in love with a name, write it out \u2014 first, middle and last. Your future child (and their middle school self) will thank you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n