I was just chewed out by a parent

teakum

who childs name is LaDasha but they spell it Le-A. Well hell I pronounced it LeA. She told me the - is not silent!!! What in the world was she thinking naming that poor child that!

lilcrablegs

Oh.  My.  Lord.

wife2james

Did you post something on this name a few weeks ago?  Maybe it was on another board?  Maybe on going crazy? lol

But yes, I feel sorry for the poor child.  Sometimes parents need to stop and think about what they'll have to go through. 

But here's a thought...why not spell it the way it's pronounced?? Novel concept.

Leah678

Hmmm...did you just make that up because I got an email from my mom about that last week. I've also seen it posted on the boards before.

loyo03

Yeah, I got an email about this happening in New Orleans or somewhere last week......some people!

lilcrablegs

This is actually on snopes.com

teakum

wife2james:

Did you post something on this name a few weeks ago?  Maybe it was on another board?  Maybe on going crazy? lol

But yes, I feel sorry for the poor child.  Sometimes parents need to stop and think about what they'll have to go through. 

But here's a thought...why not spell it the way it's pronounced?? Novel concept.

 

NO this just happened less than an hour ago. I have never heard of this poor child until today.

Iove.wins

I got a chain email about that name a few weeks ago

 

teakum

NO this just happened I swear. We saw a head start group and she was with them

Leelee06

Um. Huh?  That is too sad.  It takes a special person to come up with something like that and attempt to use it in a creative and justifiable way.

Leah678

Iove.wins

Here's the link to the snopes page bethany mentioned:

http://www.snopes.com/racial/language/le-a.asp

It's actually sort of a racial joke...

Leelee06

Well, it is sad that this parent actually named her child that.

teakum

This was not a joke. We see Head Start students as we accept Medicaid. This was a precious 4 year old little girl. Her mom has a normal name, I dont know what they were thinking. I am about to check snoops out now. No way there can be to LE-A 's and one is here in Auburn AL !

kc0721

LMAO!!  I'm so goofy, I didn't get the whole "dash" thing until I read snopes. 

blondewithabug

I got the forward too.

guin82

kc0721:

LMAO!!  I'm so goofy, I didn't get the whole "dash" thing until I read snopes. 

Me either

jaimeCRN

I have gotten this email a couple times.  That is a horrible thing to do to a child!!!!

wife2james

guin82:

kc0721:

LMAO!!  I'm so goofy, I didn't get the whole "dash" thing until I read snopes. 

Me either

Me either!

After I read the snopes page, I realized that I also got an email a few weeks ago.  I'm either going crazy or getting old.

mrssamuels2b

dash...

sdkrlm

I'm so confused... LaDasha, but goes by Le-A but the "-" is silent so it's pronounced "lee"???

I feel sorry for the kid already.