Intelligent or contemptible? - Expectant mother considers naming options among headstones.
Haley Hodge, a 30-year-old physical therapist, shared a one-minute video on TikTok that's been viewed almost 2.5 million times. In the clip, she's seen with her family exploring the Old Smithville Burying Ground in North Carolina, searching for potential baby names.
The video shows Hodge and her family sifting through a plethora of options, including beautiful names like Ella, Winnie, and Vienna, as they browse the grave markers. Hodge then addresses her followers, asking for their favorite picks. She's seen wearing sunglasses and flip-flops during their outdoor adventure.
App users are invited to take part in a survey regarding the topic of cemetery baby name hunting
Apart from the staggering number of views, the video also garnered over 3,500 comments, with opinions varying wildly. Some users praised the idea as a "wonderful way to honor the dead," while others found it tasteless or even unethical. Others expressed worries about the effect it may have on the spirits of the deceased.
"Newsweek" spoke with Hodge about her unconventional baby-naming technique. She revealed her mother had frequently taken her and her siblings to cemeteries and mysterious locations as a child, imparting to them both scary stories and historical facts.
"Cemeteries are not a scary place for me, they're more like a library filled with stories," she said. "For me, death isn't the end but instead the start of a new journey, which I believe is heaven."
Hodge is still undecided on her third child's name. "We'll visit a few more cemeteries until we've got a complete list of options," she shared. "Ultimately, the baby will pick its own name by jumping around when I read them out loud."
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