Some Parents Are Stupid

What the hell gets into some parents when they choose a name for their child? Do they not care that the child is going to have to live with that name?

A judge in New Plymouth, New Zealand, did an unusual thing in a custody case he was hearing. He made the child a temporary ward of the state so she could change her name. The 9-year-old girl was so embarrassed by her given name that she refused to tell anyone at her school what it was. She just told them to call her "K".

The judge said, "The court is profoundly concerned about the very poor judgment which this child's parents have shown in choosing this name. It makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap, unnecessarily."

What was the name these wayward parents chose? The name was "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii". I don't know what would make the parents choose such a ridiculous name, but I think it's very close to being child abuse.

I don't know the girl's new name, but whatever it is it has to be better than the one her parents gave her. I applaud the judge's action.