The Vox Box

Wed., Jan. 21, 2009

What’s in a name?

4,050 dollars, apparently.

From the looks of the eBay page, someone sold the naming rights for her unborn baby — and two pairs of Nike Air baby booties — for $4,050.

She doesn’t care what name the bidder chooses, but hopes it’s not one that will get her child’s “butt kicked.”

The seller did it because after having three kids, “the novelty of ‘naming the baby’ has worn off.”

But wait! She adds another reason:

I have a huge pile of unpaid bills, medical expenses from this pregnancy, I don’t have maternity coverage … If I have to stop working before the day I go into labor, then I’m probably gonna lose my house and my car. So what’s a girl to do?

Is there some other hidden benefit to naming a child that’s worth paying $4,050 for? The chosen name will be revealed on her blog soon.

Posted Jan. 21, 2009, 8:29 a.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.