Former NBA star Ben Gordon was arrested on Monday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son at the terminal.
29.09.2022 - 14:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A midwife had to convince a couple against choosing an unusual spelling for their son's name - because actually meant something completely different. The new parents picked out the name Colin for their little boy, but didn't want to use the traditional spelling.
Instead, in an effort to make the name more unique, they decided to go with Colon - not realising they were naming their bundle of joy after an organ in the digestive system. Reddit user @skippyist shared the story in a Reddit thread that asked nurses and midwives if they had ever had ever had to persuade parents against certain baby name choices.
As reported by the Mirror, they said: "My classmate's mother was a maternity nurse and she has a couple who wanted to name their son 'Colin' but wanted to give him a 'unique' spelling for it. (I do not understand why parents do this. It doesn’t make a boring name more interesting all it does is set your child up for lifelong inconvenience.)
"They spelled it out for her to put on the birth certificate C-O-L-O-N. They tried to name their son colon. As in, the organ attached to your anus.
"When my classmate's mother explained this to them they were painfully embarrassed and asked her to write it down with the normal spelling instead. I don’t think they’ll ever live it down."
Of course, there have no doubt been countless incidents where the midwife felt the need to step in and make some alternative suggestions, as shown by numerous responses to the original comment. One person wrote: "I went to school with a kid named Happy. He was the moodiest emo kid I’ve ever known."
Another said: "I realise there is a slight excuse due to it being a different language, but my sister (who moved to the Netherlands, where they speak Dutch
Former NBA star Ben Gordon was arrested on Monday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York City after allegedly hitting his 10-year-old son at the terminal.
Spare a thought for Manchester City midfielder Rodri.
A Scots mum has told how she doesn’t feel safe in her own home and was forced to barricade a window after the ‘Da Vinci rapist’ Robert Greens was housed above her. Daniella Quin was horrified to discover her upstairs neighbour is the 45-year-old sex predator, who was savagely raped and battered a student near Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, in 2005.
Cristiano Ronaldo made no comment on scoring the 700th goal of his club career after helping Manchester United beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday evening, focussing on the win itself instead.
British man who left his partner for a Ukrainian refugee that moved into his family home has reunited with his children after dumping his lover. Tony Garnett, 30, left his partner Lorna Garnett, 28, who he is not married to despite having the same last name, after he began an affair with 22-year-old Sofiia Karkadym who moved into their home as part of the Government scheme to house Ukrainian refugees. The pair struck up a romance in the home in Bradford, West Yorks, right in front of Lorna's eyes.
Zack Sharf Texas mother Jamie Gooch has gone viral after warning parents about the danger of letting their children watch “Hocus Pocus 2,” which started streaming Sept. 30 on Disney+. The film finds Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprising their roles as the Sanderson sisters, a trio of child-hungry witches. Gooch first warned parents about the film on social and then joined CBS’ local Texas affiliate KWTX for a now-viral interview. “A worst case scenario is: you unleash hell on your kids and in your home,” Gooch said. “The whole movie is based on witches harvesting children for blood sacrifices.” “Do not watch this film,” she continued. “Everybody thinks it’s fake and innocent, but they could be casting any type of spell that they want to, anything could be coming through that TV screen into your home.”
A mum was accused of being 'cruel' over a tooth fairy note she left for her son - until parents realised her 'brilliant' plan. The parent wrote the note from Angelica - the name that the family have always used for the tooth fairy - and left it under the youngster's pillow.
An angry mum has hit out at B&M after claiming their £20 wallpaper wouldn't stick to her walls.
Police Scotland are hunting the driver of a white van after a cyclist was rushed to hospital following an alleged 'hit and run' incident in East Lothian. Emergency services rushed to the A6094 Salters Road between Whitecraig and Wallyford shortly after 6.50am on Thursday, 29 October, following reports of a collision.
Laughing at herself. Yolanda Hadid joked about her parenting skills after a TikTok user accused her of “starving” daughters Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid when they started modeling.
Two men were arrested after a police operation uncovered a £1 million cannabis cultivation at a Scottish industrial estate this week
Fast food giant McDonald's has made a devastating announcement about its menu in the UK. Adults are so upset about it, they say they 'can't sleep at night'.
The disappearance of a Scots girl who vanished after leaving school at lunchtime has been described as ‘out of character’ by police. An urgent search is underway in Wishaw to find Elle Sheridan, who has failed to make contact with her worried family.
A McDonald's customer was left delighted after peeling back her promotional Monopoly sticker to reveal the "best prize ever". While some have dreams of winning a new car - or even just a free Big Mac - the woman felt she had truly hit the jackpot with her unusual win.
Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Wednesday, September 28
The run-up to the release of “Don’t Worry Darling” has been filled with tabloid headlines about the filming of the movie, most notably over an alleged feud between Pugh and director Olivia Wilde. Meanwhile, critics have mostly panned the film with a 38% Rotten Tomatoes score.
CCTV footage has been released of a masked man after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted on her walk to school.
A man who was left seriously injured after an incident in a Scots town has died in hospital almost a week later, police have confirmed.