Nicholas Edmond

First name Nicholas - victories people

Middle name Edmond - wealthy defender

In biblical days a child was given a name that was descriptive of them.....

Isaac - he laughs

Leah - weary, I've also heard weak eyed. She was both.

Esau - hairy

Jacob - holder of the heel

I don't know if they named their babies at birth or waited until they were older & certain characteristics or personalities were more apparent or if it a self fulfilling prophesy given at birth. But whatever it was, the names had meaning & the person attached to them usually carried the burden or the blessing of that name.

Today, a name is all about being unique. And you have to wonder what the parent of Apple had planned. The parents of 4Real made it clear why they named their child that because seeing the sonigram for the first time & then holding him made it "4Real". 4really! once they get the approval to name a child with a number that will be his name.

As a new parent you can't help but imagine what your child will be when he/she grows up & uses their name in their adult life. What did the parents of these adults think their baby would grow up to be - George W, Moonbeam, Sharla Kitten, Obama Huissein?

And what did the parent's of Nicholas Edmond think that he would grow up to be?

I've been fascinated with this idea ever since I learned his name. Because, if names can sound a certain way, his sounds strong to me. It sound old school, like it should be on an old fashioned door with a frosted glass window & black letters...

Nicholas Edmond, esq

Nicholas Edmond Atty at Law

Maybe a handsome actor.

A politician.

A plumber.

I am pretty sure that his parents never imagined that he would be what he is.....

homeless

mentally ill from years of sexual abuse & who knows what else

writer of many prayers

soft spoken

lonely

cold

hurting

Since I met him I have had this one thought and that is "this is someone's child - does she know where he is, does she know how desperately he needs to be loved, does she even care".

I care, but I don't know how to help him.