Is there anything that comes to mind with the initials SPW, SBW, and SWW? I am just making sure these aren’t any abbreviations a child would be embarrassed to have. Thanks!!
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This might help😊
Yeah, @angelastella5 has some good ideas! ^^
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Thanks!
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Thanks! I don’t see anything in the lists that most people would associate the initials with. I guess the only one I’m still wondering about is SPW. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think people would pick on her because it’s close to spew?
I say this a lot on this forum - If children want to tease/bully your kid, they will find SOMETHING to tease/bully them about. If it’s not their initials or their name, it’s their clothes, or their family, or their teeth, or their height, or their weight. All you can do is give your child the tools to react in a positive way to the inevitable teasing. If you teach your kid to either not react or play along with the teasing, the other kids will let it go, because they’re not getting the reaction they were looking for.
If you love a name and the initials don’t bother you, then use it!
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Thank you so much!
SPW can also be used for spectral window, but providing you don’t know a huge number of astronomers/astrophysicists I think you’ll be fine!
I agree with this in general, but it still seems reasonable to double check initials for negative associations within reason. Obviously a child will get picked on if their name is [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Steven[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m], or [name_u]Yuri[/name_u] [name_m]Ulrich[/name_m] Kerns. Most people will be picked on at some point, so if there is a way to avoid something that is not easily changed, like a name, it makes sense to be mindful.
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The only thing that immediately came to mind was SouthWest by West directions with SWW.
As I read through the other reader comments, I noticed SPW could be Spew, but I certainly didn’t notice it immediately and without prompting.
I also agree with this, but I put those kind of initials in a different “category.” There’s initials that one may believe evokes teasing (like SPW > “spew”), then there’s initials that are obscenities - Like the one you mentioned. One name on my short list that I won’t use is [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]. I’m not worried about teasing (as I stated, what’s more important is teaching kids how to handle teasing, rather than bending over backwards to avoid it), I just don’t like that the initials create an obscenity.
I have found most of the time we build up more hype about initials then actually ends up happening in reality. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom and my nephew both hold the initials BJ (BJD). Neither have been made fun of for it and, in the case of my nephew, my brother and SIL haven’t heard anything from any of the adults they associate with either. Yes, they know the issues that have been mentioned, but the reality is far different from what the initial concerns were concerning those initials.
I knew a boy in high school whose initials were BJ and he was only ever playfully teased by us (his friends) and nobody ever bullied him for it. In fact, he got bullied mostly for being incredibly tall. Go figure!
I don’t see a problem with any of these initials @WildroseofJuillet 
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Yes, this is exactly what I mean, as far as what kids will tease each other about. Again, I wouldn’t use the BJ initials due to teasing, I wouldn’t use it because in my eyes, it is obscene and I don’t want it for my kid. I don’t judge others who decide to use it, it’s their life, and their perspective.
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