This author’s in-joke will ring true with any parent who’s ever worked from home
A woman called Serenity Carr was looking through a book of baby names when she found this in-joke inserted by the author and it’s just fantastic.
just found an Easter egg in my baby names book and I am DEAD 😂 pic.twitter.com/nrWoWgsKAn
— @serenitycarr.bsky.social (@BookishLex) January 21, 2019
It went viral because it’s funny and – as any parent who has ever tried it will attest – very, very true.
Wife and I have this book and never noticed this until now! Thank you, we also died.
— Pierce (@PD_Shrugged) January 21, 2019
My next kid, 100% is gonna have the name Gax.
— Rachel Hanson (@Rachelghanson12) January 22, 2019
I'll see your Gax and raise you a Gox pic.twitter.com/caN3YzV9Hw
— OrenH وجهة نظر من القدس (@LangPol_JER) January 21, 2019
And just in case you were wondering …
What baby name book is this?
— Lily Meade 🔜 ALA Midwinter! (@LilyMeade) January 22, 2019
The Baby Name Wizard pic.twitter.com/X1thK70UC3
— Serenity Carr (@BookishLex) January 22, 2019
