This seems like a good place for a bit of humor. Several years ago, here on Guam, Several years ago we had an election and one of the candidates was named Geri. Her name was on signs all over the island. The Japanese tourists were surprised, puzzled, and somewhat disgusted to see these signs. The Japanese word for diarhea is 'geri' pronounced (geh-li - hard 'g'). That has spawned an interesting bit of urban legend here on the island. No babies have been named Jerry (or any variation of that name) since them. People on the island really believe the word means diarhea not realizing they are not pronouncing it correctly.

A rose by any other name...

As to parents, I was very lucky that I have two great parents and that they still live in relatively good health. My sister's husband was not a good parent and early on she asked me to stand in as a role model for her son. I did my best. We ended up in a role playing game that ran on for 8 years. Her son and my kids formed a solid allegiance that found its headquarters in my home. Now they are all grown and gone off to live their lives but they still remember those long evenings playing a game around a table and laughing with family into the wee hours.