Bill “Papa” Lee Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) I was watching TV yesterday and a commercial came on where a guy is contemplating breaking in line in a restaurant and his grandmother slaps his hand and says “Joshua David”! It was funny because the only time my wife used middle names when our children were growing up was when the kids were in trouble. Anyway my son is “Joshua David” so I found it amusing.Take a look…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV81q0vIRfoWhile laughing at this, two of my granddaughters started fighting over a toy…so my wife yells out their first and middle names so they know she was serious. Now I really start laughing…so she calls me by my first and last name an tells me “Bill Lee” don’t encourage them! We call one of our granddaughters “Addie Kate”, so she only knows she is in trouble when called “Adeline”. Did your Mom’s or Dad’s ever use this tactic?My mother used it on my brothers and sister...never on me I was named after my bio-father who turned out to be a bigamist, I was later adopted so at least I was no longer a "Jr". Edited March 22, 2012 by Bill “Papa” Lee
cinepro Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 Sometimes my mom would refer to me using my middle initial, but I always assumed it was because she was looking up to me as a spiritual authority figure.
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 Sometimes my mom would refer to me using my middle initial, but I always assumed it was because she was looking up to me as a spiritual authority figure.
thesometimesaint Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 You were lucky. My parents used my full legal name.
LeSellers Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 You were lucky. My parents used my full legal name.Wazat"Rickitickitimbernoserimberharrabarabouskihikaipongpongnichanoamingus Strongberico?Wasn't he the one who died in his grandfather's well?Lehi
Duncan Posted March 22, 2012 Posted March 22, 2012 I think it was Bill Cosby who said that he grew up thinking that he and his brother's names were Jes*s Ch&st and G*d D^&*it!
BCSpace Posted March 23, 2012 Posted March 23, 2012 Of course you know when the kid is in trouble, it's YOUR kid, not your wife's.
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted March 23, 2012 Author Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Of course you know when the kid is in trouble, it's YOUR kid, not your wife's.Very true...the middle name use usually follows with; "you know where he or she got that from?" Or ""He's your son"! I wonder if I am in trouble with the "UMW" for this thread. Edited March 23, 2012 by Bill “Papa” Lee
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