Word Count: 268 (couldn't cut it down any more..I tried and tried and tried.)
Prompt: Suggested by 001ElvenWarrior: Rodney's 'real' name
SLAM!
"Don't slam the door, Rodders. It'll come off it's hinges."
"Sorry...Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Why'd you give me a girl's name?"
"Pardon me? And get your feet off the coffee table. I just waxed it."
"Sorry...the boys at school said Merideth is a girl's name."
"Well...Merideth is used as a girl's name more often than for a boy, that's true, but it can be either."
"Yeah but why'd you name me Merideth? You call me by my middle name anyway..."
"Merideth is an old family name. I made a promise a long time ago to name my first child after that particular member of the family and when you were born..."
"What's it mean?"
"Lord of the sea, I believe."
"I don't like the sea...I don't even like taking baths."
"When you get older you will...and all little boys dislike baths. Speaking of which, whatever is that mud doing all over your hands?"
"I was making a volcano."
"Ah...a perfectly logical explanation."
"What's logical mean?"
"I'll explain it after you go wash your hands...I don't need caked mud all over the sofa cushions."
"But Moooom..."
"Get washed up and then you can have a nice turkey sandwich and some chocolate milk."
"Then you'll tell me what logical means?"
"If inquiring minds still want to know, yes."
"And you'll tell me about inquiring too?"
"Alright, Rodders...just get those hands cleaned off."
"Ok…I'll be right back."
"And don't stomp up the stairs!"
STOMP! STOMP! STOMP!
"I love the fact you neglected to mention that the family member you named him after was your aunt…"
"Shut up and read your paper, McKay."