Yesterday at the splash pad a 7 year old boy asked Jude what his name was. The boy couldn’t understand Jude (sometimes people think he’s saying “Dude”). When I told Jude’s new friend that Jude’s name was Jude, the boy responded, “Jude? That’s a weird name.” Jude had the cutest response. He said, “No.  It’s a unique name. I only know one other person with the name Jude. Maybe when you are a grown up, you can change your name to Jude. Really! Maybe you can.”