Naming Rights

At bedtime, Charlie and Sarah and I were talking about how they got their names, and other names we considered for them but didn't use.

As Charlie learned that we also considered Alex for him, he said, "Well it's a good thing you didn't name me Alex, because there's already an Alex in my class."

Sarah suddenly got indignant. "Hey! How come I didn't get to help choose Charlie's name?"

Charlie and I laughed, simultaneously reminding her, "Sarah, you weren't even born yet!"

Sarah laughed sheepishly. "Oh yeah. I knew that; I just forgot."