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Originally posted by Ivy QT2
Make sure that our little ones are able to use that initial statement of their person to educate others on broader issues. So that what they have to say will be readily received by all races. Put some thought into it. Some people aren't going to be happy whether you go with the plain or the ghetto name. Just remember, you don't have to sell out to get people to buy in to you. Please, don't set your children up for failure.
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Powerful statement, Soror!
My daughter's first name is Adia, a derivative of
Hadiya, Swahili for "a gift of God has come". We did wait for her for a few years, so my husband and I thought her name was befitting our little gift.