my name is.

Why do people name their kids after months? With the exception of the Autumn months (Spring in the northern hemisphere), it is definitely one of my pet peeves - especially when it is the month they are born in (or would it be worse if it were a different month altogether? ugh). What happens if they have two daughters born in the same month? "These are my girls - September, June, January and Mary."

I don't think they realise how stupid it sounds. Is it to make sure for one month of the year, people will be reminded of their children? That or to save them the hassle of thinking up a porn-star alias.

My charming ex-boyfriend's ex had a Month-Name as she was born in said month. He would lie to me to sneak off and meet her. I accidentally and very innocently caught him doing it & he admitted it with his tail between his legs. He thought he was a fool-proof liar but I could always tell. After that & every time he had lie-face on, my heart would curl up into knots. I also found out they were still seeing each other when we started dating despite having "broken up" a year earlier. Indirectly through his mum. Fan-fucking-tastic.

During the entire month of her name I cursed each time I had to write down the date. It was a double blow that her name coincided with the financial year, and as an accountant, I hated having to refer to the financial year as Month 200X. Thank you to her parents for that stroke of genius. By pure coincidence, we broke up the month after.

I thought I was being bitter, but years on - I still think having a Month-Name is stupid. Don't get me wrong - January Jones = bomb but its still just not quite right. Just make sure I don't meet any Augusts, Octobers or Februarys.