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If you were to adopt a child from China, would you given them a western name? -- nm

Posted by Mop (200 lbs) (aka rburriel) Aug 8 '13, 15:36

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Sure. -- nm - David Aug 8, 16:47
Bacon would be his/her name -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 16:19 8
- What if you adopted a kid from Israel? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 8, 16:24 5
  - pastrami -- nm - peglegpete Aug 8, 16:33
  - And what if she or he was a vegan? -- nm - eag Aug 8, 16:28
  - Turkey Bacon. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 16:25 2
    - Oi -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 16:28 1
      - nk -- nm - loosi at home Aug 8, 16:43
- Do you still have a regular BLT night? The poor kid'll have nightmares. -- nm - Roger More Aug 8, 16:21 1
  - No more BLT Thursday, but we do BLTs about once a week. -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 16:22
A lot of people I've met from China have a "chinese" and a "western" name already -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 16:14
Assuming they already have a name, why would I? -- nm - con_carne Aug 8, 15:52 3
- I don't know what common practice is for babies. But there's a lot of adopted Asian kids around here, and many have two names. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Aug 8, 16:01 2
  - Come to think of it, yeah having two names is common, but I don't know/have forgotten the reason - con_carne Aug 8, 16:33 1
    - I think adopting parents have to find a balance between keeping a connection to the child's birth heritage and having the child feel secure as being a - Roger More Aug 8, 16:58
I expect we would. -- nm - Roger More Aug 8, 15:40 1
- I'M ADOPTED?! -- nm - Bubba More Aug 8, 15:41
Probably. -- nm - kelly Aug 8, 15:39
We like giving ours multiple middle names, so at least a couple of her names would be. ;) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 8, 15:38
Probably. Depends on how old the child is. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 8, 15:38 2
- This. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 15:59
- this. -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 15:45

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