But dad… Really?

I read this book, among others, to Jonathan long before he could argue about his name.

I attempted in vain to explain to my young son why I named him after a Seagull. “I didn’t name you after just any Seagull, Jon; I named you after Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”

“While the other Seagulls spent their lives as scavengers, Jonathan Livingston Seagull chose to master flight and punch holes in the boundaries of his talent. Like you, he was very special.”

My son looked at me confused and said, “But dad, there are a lot of birds out there. Why didn’t you name me after an Eagle?”

To which I replied, “Because Richard Bach didn’t write about an Eagle.”

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