"Hey honey, when we get pregnant, how about if we name our baby
Jack, if it's a boy?" The husband responded, that no, he indeed
did NOT like that name. As time went by, they acquired a cat.
They were having a hard time finding a name for the male feline.
Finally the husband just said, "You like the name Jack so well,
let's give that name to the cat. Because I am NOT having a son
named Jack."
So the couple went happily on their way, enjoying the newlywed
life and their new cat, Jack.
After a bit of time passed, the happy couple learned they were
expecting a bundle of joy to be born later that year. They began
the overwhelming task of deciding on names. It'd be easy if the
baby was a girl. They agreed upon a girl's name long before they
were ever married.
They poured over baby naming books; they shared ideas; they made
lists; they tried coming up with a boy's name using this method;
then they tried that method. Still nothing. They could not agree
on a boy's name.
Thanks to modern technology the couple learned that they were
having a baby girl. Their naming problem was solved! They
proceeded with the remainder of the pregnancy preparing for the
baby girl who already had a name. They even called the baby by
her name as the husband read to the pregnant belly.
But then yet another ultrasound revealed that the little girl
they had come to know and love was actually a little boy!
The baby was scheduled to make HIS delivery into the world in
relatively short time. The parents frantically went back to the
tireless task of finding a boy's name they could both agree
upon.
One night the husband announced that he liked the name Jack for
his son! (This is a true story ladies ... can you even imagine
how you'd feel if your husband announced this grand revelation?)
To the wife's dismay she reminded her husband that he was the
one who did not like that name; in fact went as far as to
declare he would NOT have a son named Jack. She then jogged his
memory that they had a cat named Jack. Jack the cat even
responded to his name.
You may have guessed the rest of the story. The cat now has a
new name. It is rather original. The feline is now known as
Kitty Cat (K.C. for short). And they have a beautiful son named
Jack.
What's the moral of the story? If you are having a hard time
coming up with a perfect name, you just might try the name
you've given to the family pet!
