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Post by olddantucker on Jul 3, 2007 11:09:09 GMT 10
"Speaking of babies, Woman's Day is once again surging with oestrogen. It carries a story about the Australian Idol winner Damien Leith, who seems like a nice chap, but who reveals himself to be a very cruel parent when he announces that his new son's name is Jagger Ramone. On closer reading of the article, it seems the celebuspawn has got off lightly - his mum wanted to call him Jaeger, which is a type of schnitzel."  |
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Post by KrisLovesDamien on Jul 3, 2007 11:20:17 GMT 10
WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!!
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Post by olddantucker on Jul 3, 2007 11:40:48 GMT 10
I quite like schnitzel but I wouldn't name my kid after it!
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Post by OzBrat on Jul 3, 2007 12:26:18 GMT 10
LOL! I hope Damien does laugh this off. I'm not a huge fan of the name Jagger either, but his name is none of my business! Damien and Eileen love it and that's all that matters.
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Post by belinda on Jul 3, 2007 12:57:45 GMT 10
What an awful reporter and article. I think he's just trying to stir things up because he can't find anything else to write about. I quite like the name Jagger and think Eils and Damien will be setting a trend and there will be more babies named Jagger in the future.
I'm sure Eils and D will take no notice of the silly article.
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Post by Crazy on Jul 3, 2007 13:16:28 GMT 10
;D as a parent you either give your kid a very boring conventional name or develop a thick skin. what i only went through by giving one of my daughters a 'boys' name... and both of them unusual spellings  actually as a mother you have to develop a thick skin anyway - because just a walk up to the shops with a newborn can result in a myriad of criticisms and back handed compliments from complete strangers. this is actually rather tame me thinks |
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Jul 3, 2007 13:42:15 GMT 10
I have heard of 3 Jaggers now.
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Post by olddantucker on Jul 3, 2007 14:22:26 GMT 10
;D as a parent you either give your kid a very boring conventional name or develop a thick skin. what i only went through by giving one of my daughters a 'boys' name... and both of them unusual spellings actually as a mother you have to develop a thick skin anyway - because just a walk up to the shops with a newborn can result in a myriad of criticisms and back handed compliments from complete strangers. this is actually rather tame me thinks It ain't just mothers either. I felt like smacking one woman who came up to me and basically told me I was doing everything wrong with my boy when he was in his pram and crying... |
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Post by Crazy on Jul 3, 2007 16:26:49 GMT 10
It ain't just mothers either. I felt like smacking one woman who came up to me and basically told me I was doing everything wrong with my boy when he was in his pram and crying... i stand corrected ODT - those people should be arrested one old lady on the street told me it was disgusting that someone as young as me should be allowed to have kids (i was 31 & Jaymie was 2 weeks old) One old lady who was cooing over my baby in pink asked what her name was. i said 'Jaymie' and she said "i thought it was a girl" stuck her nose in the air and went on to tell me my baby was too small for her age one old lady in a shopping centre called out that i was going to give my baby brain damage when i was gently rocking her in my arms to settle her one day i was out with Maia who was fast asleep on my chest in the sling. it was v hot so she was in nothing but a nappy and was so content. within 5 mins i had one old lady telling me she was too hot and the other that she was too cold i have several more stories where they come from.....  like i said - this is tame ;D |
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Post by Mi chiamano Kami on Jul 3, 2007 17:43:14 GMT 10
No kidding. My mother was 37 when she fell pregnant with me and was all but told to have an abortion by every well-meaning twit she ran into, since I was probably going to have brain damage and she was really too old to be raising another child anyway. Some people are just jealous that they didn't have the courage to do what another person did. Anyway, at least they didn't call Jagger 'Sue'.  |
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Post by sunshine on Jul 3, 2007 18:02:53 GMT 10
I wouldn't get too upset! That column is a regular bitchy putdown of the women's mags - don't take it too seriously.  |
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Post by Nuffy on Jul 3, 2007 23:43:11 GMT 10
My brother called his son Fabian. We all went hmm... so where's Annette Funicello? (But not in front of him - to be kind  ) We all accepted the name as a jumping point for the child to leap from. Well, 16 years later we all think it's such a fab name (pun intended) and it really suits the cool kid he is today. Definitely an individual and accepted by the other kids too. And any weird associations we adults had with the name are simply history. Jagger will make his own mark on the world. |
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Post by astrokath on Jul 4, 2007 8:44:10 GMT 10
I am not a big fan of unusual names, but 'Jaeger' is German for 'hunter' which is quite a manly kind of thing and not a bit like being named after a schnitzel |
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Post by Spud on Jul 7, 2007 23:45:28 GMT 10
I would definitely not want to name my kid a really normal boring name, but I wouldn't call a kid something stupid like Crumpet or whatever. Jagger and Jarvis are really cool names because they are different but they are still cool.
And how could anyone call Damien a cruel parent?! That's completely ridiculous and obviously not true, you just need to see Damien with his family for a minute to know that. The article also implies that Eils is even crueler, which is just so stupid as well. Jarvis and Jagger will turn out to be nice guys cos their parents are so awesome and the person who wrote that article has no idea.
BTW Crazy, how rude are some people! I can't believe random people said that stuff to you when they didn't even know you. I know girls called Jaymie, well spelt differently. I like that name, it's one of the names I would consider for a girl.
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