luke squared

Steve and I are both teachers, so when it came time to name our kids, we had a lot of very strong opinions.  We couldn’t use a name that reminded us of a challenging child.  We weren’t going to burden our kids with names that are difficult to pronounce or spell.  And we weren’t going to choose a name that was popular or trendy.

We both loved the name Luke and hadn’t had any Lukes in our combined 20 years of teaching, so we figured we were safe.  

You can imagine my surprise when Luke started preschool and out of the 10 kids in his class there were two Lukes.  His teacher solved this problem by calling them by their full names, Luke Somers and Luke Marshall.  

Soon I was hearing a lot about Luke Marshall.  They became fast friends and because I enjoyed his mom, we did lots of playdates together.

What has cracked me up about their relationship, is how they talk to each other.  They sound like two, very formal, older gentlemen. 

“Luke Marshall, do you want to play dinosaurs?”

“Luke Somers, come and see this bug!”

It reminds me of a long gone era.  A time when adults were call Mr. or Mrs. and were spoken to with respect.  

As sappy as it sounds, I think a lot of the world’s troubles are due to a lack of respect for adults.  If children were taught by their parents to speak to others with consideration, I think a lot of our problems would disappear.  

Luke Somers and Luke Marshall can pave the way!

 

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