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Tuesday, December 7

Disappointment in My Generation.

At work today I overheard a mother chastising her son,
"Holden," she said curtly, "you have enough water, get over here now!"

Its always a little awkward to observe parenting so I try to make conversation with her. "So you're a big fan of literature?" I ask. She gives me a blank look. Just stares. "His name" I say, "Holden, like Holden Caulfield?" Her mother comes up and seems surprised. "That name is in a book??"

At this point I just feel dumbfounded. I read The Catcher in the Rye when I was 15 and between a husband, wife and her mother none of them even know that the name of their offspring comes from a great literary character?

I just kind of went about cutting their fabric and said, "well, if he grows up to be a crazy rebel of a teenager I guess now you know where he got it from." And I silently wept inside. Because they looked at me like I was crazy.

1 comment:

Amanda Kaye said...

I am also disappointed in our generation for the names they are giving these kids. Maybe its the generation above us but still...between primary and school I have meet:
-Hayden
-Chaden
-Jaden
-Shaden
-Zaden
-Baden
-Adden
-Kaden
-Payden
-Maden
AND
-Faden

0_o
WHAT!?! I'm sorry if you like these names but really? So not original anymore it it ends with an -den sound now!